In Memoriam: Edmund Pellegrino (June 22, 1920–June 13, 2013)

In Memoriam: Edmund Pellegrino (June 22, 1920-June 13, 2013)

June 22 – July 13 , 2012

2. Additional Articles a. Common patterns, common drivers: comparative analysis of aggregate surplus production across ecosystems b. Comparative analysis of cod and herring production dynamics across thirteen northern marine ecosystems c. Aggregate surplus production models for demersal fishery resources of the Gulf of Maine d. Synthesizing lessons learned from comparing fisheries production in...

In memoriam: Herbert Stahl August 3, 1942-April 22, 2013

After a prolonged and arduous fight with cancer, our beloved Herbert Robert Stahl1 died in his 71st year on April 22, 2013, in Berlin. Herbert was born on August 3, 1942, in Fehl-Ritzhausen, in the German state of RheinlandPfalz. At the age of 16, he started to work as an electrician for Allgemeine ElektricitätsGesellschaft (AEG, General Electricity Company), and by the time of his retirement i...

Foni phronimos - An interview with Edmund D. Pellegrino

Foni phronimos: (Gr) the voice of one who possesses practical wisdom One year after the end of his tenure as Chair of the President’s Council on Bioethics (PCB), and upon the event of his 90th birthday and 66th anniversary of entering the medical profession, Edmund D. Pellegrino MD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Philosophy at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, spoke candidly with PEHM ...

[An approach to the thinking of Edmund D. Pellegrino (II)].

This second approach to the doctrine and thinking of Edmund D. Pellegrino presents the basics of the author's proposal to reform medical ethics, based on the rehabilitation of beneficence principle in health care. It describes the research and interest of our bioethicist towards the concept of 'good' of the patient and his four components. Pellegrino's classic concepts of 'healing' and 'help' a...