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'''George Wald''' ({{LifeData|1906-11-18|1997-04-12}}) was an American scientist who is best known for his work with pigments in the retina. He won a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit.
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'''George Wald''' (November 18, 1906 – April 12, 1997) was an American scientist who is best known for his work with pigments in the retina. He won a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit.
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Wald was born in New York City, the son of Ernestine (Rosenmann) and Isaac Wald, Jewish immigrant parents. He was a member of the first graduating class of the Brooklyn Technical High School in New York in 1922. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from {{UNI|New York University|NYU}} in 1927 and his {{PhD}} in zoology from {{UNI|Columbia University|CUNY}} in 1932. After graduating, he received a travel grant from the US National Research Council. Wald used this grant to work in Germany with Otto Heinrich Warburg where he identified vitamin A in the retina. Wald then went on to work in Zurich, Switzerland with the discoverer of vitamin A, Paul Karrer. Wald then worked briefly with Otto Fritz Meyerhof in Heidelberg, Germany, but left Europe for the {{UNI|University of Chicago|UChicago}} in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power and life in Europe became more dangerous for Jews. In 1934, Wald went to {{UNI|Harvard University|HU}} where he became an instructor, then a professor.
  
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Wald was born in New York City, the son of Ernestine (Rosenmann) and Isaac Wald, Jewish immigrant parents. He was a member of the first graduating class of the Brooklyn Technical High School in New York in 1922. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from New York University in 1927 and his PhD in zoology from Columbia University in 1932. After graduating, he received a travel grant from the US National Research Council. Wald used this grant to work in Germany with Otto Heinrich Warburg where he identified vitamin A in the retina. Wald then went on to work in Zurich, Switzerland with the discoverer of vitamin A, Paul Karrer. Wald then worked briefly with Otto Fritz Meyerhof in Heidelberg, Germany, but left Europe for the University of Chicago in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power and life in Europe became more dangerous for Jews. In 1934, Wald went to Harvard University where he became an instructor, then a professor.
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He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1950 and in 1967 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries in vision. In 1966 he was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal by the OSA and in 1967 the Paul Karrer Gold Medal of the {{UNI|University of Zurich|UZH}}.
  
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He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1950 and in 1967 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries in vision. In 1966 he was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal by the OSA and in 1967 the Paul Karrer Gold Medal of the University of Zurich.
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Professor Wald was inspired to question [[circumcision]] by [[Van Lewis]], his student at Harvard. As a result, Wald wrote an essay on [[circumcision]], which he submitted to ''The New Yorker'' for publication. William Shawn, editor, rejected the essay. Wald could not publish during his life.
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Professor Wald was inspired to question circumcision by [[Van Lewis]], his student at Harvard. As a result, Wald wrote an essay on circumcision, which he submitted to The New Yorker for publication. William Shawn, editor, rejected the essay. Wald could not publish during his life.
 
  
 
Wald later served on the advisory board of a Jewish anti-circumcision group, [[Ronald Goldman]]'s [[Circumcision Resource Center]].
 
Wald later served on the advisory board of a Jewish anti-circumcision group, [[Ronald Goldman]]'s [[Circumcision Resource Center]].
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Latest revision as of 23:23, 12 May 2024

George Wald in Amsterdam, 1987

George Wald (18 November 1906 – 12 April 1997) was an American scientist who is best known for his work with pigments in the retina. He won a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit.

Wald was born in New York City, the son of Ernestine (Rosenmann) and Isaac Wald, Jewish immigrant parents. He was a member of the first graduating class of the Brooklyn Technical High School in New York in 1922. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from New York University in 1927 and his Ph.D.[a 1] in zoology from Columbia University in 1932. After graduating, he received a travel grant from the US National Research Council. Wald used this grant to work in Germany with Otto Heinrich Warburg where he identified vitamin A in the retina. Wald then went on to work in Zurich, Switzerland with the discoverer of vitamin A, Paul Karrer. Wald then worked briefly with Otto Fritz Meyerhof in Heidelberg, Germany, but left Europe for the University of Chicago in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power and life in Europe became more dangerous for Jews. In 1934, Wald went to Harvard University where he became an instructor, then a professor.

He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1950 and in 1967 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries in vision. In 1966 he was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal by the OSA and in 1967 the Paul Karrer Gold Medal of the University of Zurich.

Professor Wald was inspired to question circumcision by Van Lewis, his student at Harvard. As a result, Wald wrote an essay on circumcision, which he submitted to The New Yorker for publication. William Shawn, editor, rejected the essay. Wald could not publish during his life.

Wald later served on the advisory board of a Jewish anti-circumcision group, Ronald Goldman's Circumcision Resource Center.

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  1. ↑ REFweb Doctor of Philosophy, Wikipedia. Retrieved 16 June 2021. (Also abbreviated as D.Phil.)
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