Hans Zinsser
| Hans Zinsser | |
| Born | November 17, 1878 New York City |
|---|---|
| Died | September 4, 1940 New York City |
| Residence |  USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist |
| Institutions | Columbia University Stanford University Harvard Medical School |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Philip Hanson Hiss |
| Doctoral students | William Hammon |
| Known for | Typhus |
| Religious stance | Agnostic [1] |
Hans Zinsser (November 17, 1878 - September 4, 1940) was a U.S. bacteriologist and a prolific author.[1] The son of German immigrants, Zinsser was born in New York City in 1878. Zinsser received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University in 1899 and completed both a masters degree and a doctorate in medicine there in 1903.[2] After holding a series of academic medicine positions, Zinsser became an associate professor at Stanford University in 1910. In 1913, Zinsser moved to a position at his alma mater; in 1923 he was hired by Harvard Medical School where he stayed until his death. He is interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Scientifically, Zinsser is known for his work in isolating the typhus bacterium and developing a protective vaccine. He wrote several books about biology and bacteria, notably "Rats, Lice and History," a "biography" of typhus fever.[3]
References
- Summers WC (1999). "Hans Zinsser: a tale of two cultures". The Yale journal of biology and medicine 72 (5): 341-7. PMID 11049165.
- Mueller JH (1940). "Hans Zinsser, 1878–1940". Journal of Bacteriology 40 (6): i2.
- Zinsser H (1996). Rats, Lice, and History: Being a Study in Biography, Which, After Twelve Preliminary Chapters Indispensable for the Preparation of the Lay Reader, Deals With the Life History of Typhus Fever. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. ISBN 1-884-82247-9. (Originally published in 1935, with another edition in 1963.)
Further reading
- Zinsser, Hans As I Remember Him: The Biography of R.S. Gloucester, Mass. Peter Smith 1970 with an introduction including biographic notes by Edward Weeks.
External links
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