Fuller Albright
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| Born | January 12, 1900 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | December 8, 1969 (aged 69) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Harvard College Harvard Medical School |
| Occupation | Endocrinologist |
| Known for | Calcium metabolism |
| Spouse(s) | Claire Birge |
| Children | Read Albright Birge Albright |
| Parent(s) |
John J. Albright Susan Fuller |
Fuller Albright (January 12, 1900 – December 8, 1969) was an American endocrinologist who made numerous contributions to his field, especially to the area of calcium metabolism.
Albright was born on January 12, 1900 in Buffalo, New York. He was the second son and third child of John J. Albright, a prominent businessman and philanthropist who constructed the Albright Art Gallery in Buffalo, and Susan Fuller, a Smith College graduate who was Albright's second wife. John J. Albright had three children from his first marriage and six from his marriage to Fuller. His maternal grandparents were Eben and Nancy Fuller, of Lancaster, Massachusetts. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Jacob and Elizabeth S. Albright, both from Pennsylvania. The family was descended from Andrew Albright, a gunsmith who supplied arms to the troops of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, who had come to America in 1750. Joseph was a coal agent for Delaware and Hudson Canal Company and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and eventually, President of the First National Bank.
Albright entered Harvard College at the age of seventeen. After graduating cum laude three years later he entered Harvard Medical School in the Fall of 1920. While he initially took an interest in obstetrics and orthopedic surgery, the discovery of insulin attracted him to internal medicine, specifically the study of metabolism. After his internship at Massachusetts General Hospital he embarked on a one-year programme of research with Joseph Charles Aub, mainly into calcium metabolism and lead poisoning. He was subsequently assistant resident to Dr. Warfield Longcope at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where he performed numerous experiments (often without realising their significance), together with his friend John Eager Howard. Finally he spent a year in Vienna with pathologist Prof. Jakob Erdheim.
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