Viktor Hamburger
| Viktor Hamburger | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1900 Landeshut, Silesia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | Embryology |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
| Doctoral advisor | Hans Spemann |
| Known for | Nerve growth factor |
Viktor Hamburger (July 9, 1900 – June 12, 2001)[1] was a German professor and embryologist. In 1951 he co-authored the Hamburger-Hamilton stages. Hamburger lectured, among others, Nobel Prize-winning neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini,[2] who identified nerve growth factor along with Hamburger when they collaborated. Hamburger began to work at Washington University in St. Louis in 1935; he retired from his professor position in 1969 and continued researching until the 1980s.[3]
Early life
Hamburger was born on July 9, 1900 in Landeshut, Silesia, Germany to Max Hamburger and Else Gradenwitz.[4]
Career
In the 1960s, Hamburger did embryological work that established that chick movements in embryo were spontaneous patterns, a finding that contradicted contemporary assertions of behavioral psychologists.[3][5]
Hamburger later revisited nerve growth factor, demonstrating that it was required for the maintenance of neural cells.[6]
Selected Awards
- 1953 - Inducted into National Academy of Sciences
- 1976 - Honorary doctorate, Washington University in St. Louis
- 1978 - Wakeman Award for Research in the Neurosciences
- 1981 - Ross Harrison Prize from the International Society of Developmental Biologists, shared with Donald Brown
- 1983 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize of Columbia University with Stanley Cohen and Rita Levi-Montalcini
- 1984 - Honorary doctorate, Uppsala University
- 1985 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience
- 1989 - National Medal of Science
- 1990 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award of the American Philosophical Society
- 2000 - Lifetime Achievement Award, Society for Developmental Biology
References
- Notes
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- Bibliography
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External links
- The Viktor Hamburger Lecture
- Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize
- Viktor Hamburger Virtual Exhibit
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