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'''Hans Zinsser''' (November 17, 1878 – September 4, 1940) was an [[United States|American]] [[physician]], [[bacteriologist]], and prolific author.<ref> |
'''Hans Zinsser''' (November 17, 1878 – September 4, 1940) was an [[United States|American]] [[physician]], [[bacteriologist]], and prolific author.<ref> |
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{{cite journal |author=Summers WC |title=Hans Zinsser: a tale of two cultures |journal=The Yale journal of biology and medicine |volume=72 |issue=5 |pages=341–7 |year=1999 |pmid=11049165 |doi= |pmc=2579027}}</ref> |
{{cite journal |author=Summers WC |title=Hans Zinsser: a tale of two cultures |journal=The Yale journal of biology and medicine |volume=72 |issue=5 |pages=341–7 |year=1999 |pmid=11049165 |doi= |pmc=2579027}}</ref> |
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The author of over 200 books and medical articles, he was also a published poet. Some of his verses were published in ''[[The Atlantic Monthly]]''.<ref name=zinsser> |
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"Zinsser, Hans |
"Zinsser, Hans". ''National Cyclopaedia of American Biography''. New York: James T. White Company. 1950. Volume XXXVI, pp. 35-36.</ref> |
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His 1940 publication, ''As I Remember Him: the Biography of R.S.'', won one of the [[List of National Book Award winners#1935 to 1941|early National Book Awards]], the sixth and last annual award for Nonfiction voted by members of the American Booksellers Association.<ref name=nyt1936a> |
His 1940 publication, ''As I Remember Him: the Biography of R.S.'', won one of the [[List of National Book Award winners#1935 to 1941|early National Book Awards]], the sixth and last annual award for Nonfiction voted by members of the American Booksellers Association.<ref name=nyt1936a> |
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"Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 1936-04-12, |
"Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 1936-04-12, p. BR12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007).</ref><ref name=nyt1941> |
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"Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 1941-02-16, |
"Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 1941-02-16, p. BR12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007).</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
===Early life=== |
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The son of German immigrants,<!-- August and Marie Zinsser, if the gravesite is correctly identified and substantially correct |
The son of German immigrants,<!-- August and Marie Zinsser, if the gravesite is correctly identified and substantially correct |
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⚫ | --> Zinsser was born in New York City in 1878. He received his undergraduate degree from [[Columbia University]] in 1899 and completed both a masters degree and a doctorate in medicine there in 1903.<ref> |
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⚫ | Zinsser was born in New York City in 1878. He received his undergraduate degree from [[Columbia University]] in 1899 and completed both a masters degree and a doctorate in medicine there in 1903.<ref> |
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{{cite journal | author = Mueller JH | title = Hans Zinsser, 1878–1940 | journal = Journal of Bacteriology | date=1 December 1940| volume = 40 | issue = 6 | pages = i2 | url = http://jb.asm.org/cgi/reprint/40/6/i2 | pmid = 16560389 | pmc = 374674 }}</ref> |
{{cite journal | author = Mueller JH | title = Hans Zinsser, 1878–1940 | journal = Journal of Bacteriology | date=1 December 1940| volume = 40 | issue = 6 | pages = i2 | url = http://jb.asm.org/cgi/reprint/40/6/i2 | pmid = 16560389 | pmc = 374674 }}</ref> |
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In 1905, he married Ruby Handforth Kunz, eldest daughter of the mineralogist, [[George Frederick Kunz]], and they had two children, Hans Handforth and Gretel Zinsser, and they all lived in Boston |
In 1905, he married Ruby Handforth Kunz, eldest daughter of the mineralogist, [[George Frederick Kunz]], and they had two children, Hans Handforth and Gretel Zinsser, and they all lived in Boston. |
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===Career=== |
===Career=== |
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After holding a series of academic medicine positions, Zinsser became an associate professor at [[Stanford University]] in 1910. In 1913, |
After holding a series of academic medicine positions, Zinsser became an associate professor at [[Stanford University]] in 1910. In 1913, he moved to a position at his ''alma mater''. Ten years later, he was hired by [[Harvard Medical School]], where he stayed — except for service in the [[US Army Medical Corps]] in [[World War I]] — until his death. |
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Zinsser taught as an exchange professor |
Zinsser taught as an exchange professor and worked with the [[American Red Cross]] in France, Russia, Serbia and China, and was noted for his work in [[typhus]] and [[immunology]]. He became a [[Lieutenant Colonel (United States Army)|lieutenant colonel]] in the [[US Army]] and served overseas during World War I. He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Medal (Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]], and received a military citation for taking exceptional risks to minister to wounded soldiers while under direct enemy fire. He was also awarded the [[Order of St. Sava]] of Serbia and the [[Legion of Honour]] in France.<ref name=zinsser/> |
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[[File:Hans Zinsser Gravesite.JPG|thumb|The gravesite of Hans Zinsser]] |
[[File:Hans Zinsser Gravesite.JPG|thumb|The gravesite of Hans Zinsser]] |
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[[File:Distservmedal.jpg|thumb|US Army Distinguished Service Medal]] |
[[File:Distservmedal.jpg|thumb|US Army Distinguished Service Medal]] |
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Zinsser's scientific work focused on bacteriology and immunology and he is most associated with [[typhus]] |
Zinsser's scientific work focused on bacteriology and immunology and he is most associated with [[typhus]], especially the form called [[Brill–Zinsser disease]], his namesake. He isolated the typhus bacterium and developed a protective [[vaccine]]. He wrote several [[book]]s about [[biology]] and [[bacteria]], notably ''Rats, Lice and History'' (1935), a "[[biography]]" of typhus fever.<ref>Zinsser, Hans (1935), [http://books.google.com/?id=deE1pov75sAC&dq=%22rats,+lice+and+history%22&printsec=frontcover&q ''Rats, Lice, and History: Being a Study in Biography, Which, After Twelve Preliminary Chapters Indispensable for the Preparation of the Lay Reader, Deals With the Life History of Typhus Fever''] (Reprinted in 1963, 1996 ([[Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers]]), and 2007 ([[Transaction Publishers]]))</ref> Zinsser had a strong influence on the work of [[Albert Coons]] (1912–1978), who developed the technique of [[immunohistochemistry]]. |
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Zinsser succumbed to acute leukemia in 1940. He is interred in [[Sleepy Hollow Cemetery]] in [[Sleepy Hollow, New York]]. |
Zinsser succumbed to acute leukemia in 1940. He is interred in [[Sleepy Hollow Cemetery]] in [[Sleepy Hollow, New York]]. |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* Zinsser, Hans. ''As I Remember Him: The Biography of R.S.'' Gloucester, Mass: Peter Smith. 1970 |
* Zinsser, Hans. ''As I Remember Him: The Biography of R.S.'' Gloucester, Mass: Peter Smith. 1970. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
Hans Zinsser
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Born | November 17, 1878 |
Died | September 4, 1940 (age 61)
New York City
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University (B.S. & M.D.) |
Known for | Typhus |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist |
Institutions | Columbia University Stanford University Harvard Medical School |
Doctoral advisor | Philip Hanson Hiss |
Doctoral students | William Hammon |
Hans Zinsser (November 17, 1878 – September 4, 1940) was an American physician, bacteriologist, and prolific author.[2] The author of over 200 books and medical articles, he was also a published poet. Some of his verses were published in The Atlantic Monthly.[3] His 1940 publication, As I Remember Him: the Biography of R.S., won one of the early National Book Awards, the sixth and last annual award for Nonfiction voted by members of the American Booksellers Association.[4][5]
The son of German immigrants, Zinsser was born in New York City in 1878. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University in 1899 and completed both a masters degree and a doctorate in medicine there in 1903.[6]
In 1905, he married Ruby Handforth Kunz, eldest daughter of the mineralogist, George Frederick Kunz, and they had two children, Hans Handforth and Gretel Zinsser, and they all lived in Boston.
After holding a series of academic medicine positions, Zinsser became an associate professor at Stanford University in 1910. In 1913, he moved to a position at his alma mater. Ten years later, he was hired by Harvard Medical School, where he stayed — except for service in the US Army Medical CorpsinWorld War I — until his death.
Zinsser taught as an exchange professor and worked with the American Red Cross in France, Russia, Serbia and China, and was noted for his work in typhus and immunology. He became a lieutenant colonel in the US Army and served overseas during World War I. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, and received a military citation for taking exceptional risks to minister to wounded soldiers while under direct enemy fire. He was also awarded the Order of St. Sava of Serbia and the Legion of Honour in France.[3]
Zinsser's scientific work focused on bacteriology and immunology and he is most associated with typhus, especially the form called Brill–Zinsser disease, his namesake. He isolated the typhus bacterium and developed a protective vaccine. He wrote several books about biology and bacteria, notably Rats, Lice and History (1935), a "biography" of typhus fever.[7] Zinsser had a strong influence on the work of Albert Coons (1912–1978), who developed the technique of immunohistochemistry.
Zinsser succumbed to acute leukemia in 1940. He is interred in Sleepy Hollow CemeteryinSleepy Hollow, New York.
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