James Augustine Shannon
| James A. Shannon | |
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| Born |
August 9, 1904 New York City, New York |
| Died | May 20, 1994 (aged 89) Baltimore, Maryland Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm |
| Fields | Nephrology |
| Alma mater |
College of the Holy Cross New York University (Ph.D., 1929) |
| Notable awards |
Public Welfare Medal (1962) National Medal of Science(1974) |
| Spouse | Alice M. Waterhouse |
| Children | Alice Shannon Stolzberg J. Anthony Shannon |
James A. Shannon (9 August 1904 – 20 May 1994) was an American nephrologist who served as director of National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1955-1968. In 1962 he was awarded the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences. A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.
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