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Arno Benedict Luckhardt
Arno Benedict Luckhardt
Born26 August 1885
Chicago, Illinois, US
Died6 November 1957 (aged 72)
Miami Beach, Florida, US
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Scientific career
FieldsDentistry

Arno Benedict Luckhardt (1885 – 1957) was an American physician and medical researcher.

Biography

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He was born to Gustav Albert August Luckhardt and Aurelia (Weber) Luckhardt in Chicago, Illinois, on 26 August 1885. He married Luella Catherine (LaBolle) Luckhardt. He died on 6 November 1957 at age 72 in Dade, Florida, United States. His obituary was published in the New York Times.[1]

Education

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He completed his BS degree at the University of Chicago.[2] He completed his PhD and MD degrees at the Rush Medical College.[2]

Career

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His entire professional life was spent at the University of Chicago where he started as an assistant in bacteriology and rose up through the ranks to ultimately become a professor at the department.[2]

Awards and honours

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He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1928, although he did not ultimately win that award.[3]

He was an honorary member of the American Dental Association and he served on the council of American Physiological Society.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Arno Luckhardt, Physiologist, Dies; Emeritus Professor at U. of Chicago; Chairman of Department". The New York Times. November 7, 1957.
  2. ^ a b c d McLean, Franklin C. (1958). "Arno B. Luckhardt, Physiologist". Science. 127 (3297): 509. Bibcode:1958Sci...127..509M. doi:10.1126/science.127.3297.509. PMID 13529011.
  3. ^ Mehlin, Hans (May 21, 2024). "Nomination for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine". NobelPrize.org.
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