WILHELM ERB, 1840-1921

Simon Baruch: rebel in the ranks of medicine, 1840–1921

Lists of these coinages have been separately published by King-Hele but it is good to have them spelled out here in conjunction with the detailed criteria involved. No one could know more about the doctor's originality, sources and impact than King-Hele; and the concordance must surely stand as a triumph of meticulous expertise. I would imagine it was compiled without a computer-King-Hele's eas...

Seymour Benzer 1921–2007

It is now common knowledge that both “Nature” and “Nurture” determine animal behavior. But even as late as the 1970s, the concept that genes have anything to do with behavior was not universally accepted. In the face of such skepticism, Seymour Benzer, working tirelessly at Caltech, refused to join the philosophical debate and, in the way so familiar to those who knew him, shrugged his shoulder...

Progressive Muscular Dystrophy (Erb.)

Vita: Friedrich Wilhelm Wiener

We report on the life and work of F. Wiener, whom we confused with N. Wiener in a previous article.

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Figure 3. "Scheele Haus," the birthplace (1742) of Scheele, is the center building, located at Fiihrstrafie 23, Stra/sund, Gennany (N 54° 18.99; E 13° 05.56). This building is elegantly marked with a plaque and a small exhibit inside. The view is eastward, downhill toward the Baltic Sea only 200 meters away and from which cold winds often blow up the street. Occasional plaques in the city datin...