John Everton Ramsey Bronk (December 20, 1929 – December 31, 2007) was an American biologist based in England, specialising in the study of intestinal transport.[1]
J. Ramsey Bronk | |
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| Born | John Everton Ramsey Bronk December 20, 1929 Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | December 31, 2007 (aged 78) Oxford, England |
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| Spouse | Sylvia Bronk |
| Children | 2; including Christopher |
| Father | Detlev Bronk |
Bronk graduated from Princeton University in 1952,[2] and then undertook a Rhodes Scholarship at Oriel College, Oxford University, conducting research under the supervision of Dr R B Fisher.[2] He obtained his DPhil in biochemistry in June 1955.[2]
Bronk then worked for the National Institutes of Health as a research scientist until 1958. In 1958 he joined the academic staff of the department of zoology at Columbia University, spending the 1964–1965 academic year as a Guggenheim Fellow at Oxford, under Dr D S Parsons.[2][3] In 1966 Bronk became the first professor of biochemistry at the University of York, becoming emeritus in 1997.[2]
Personal life
editBronk was the son of Detlev Bronk and Helen Alexander Ramsey. Brought up in Pennsylvania, he was described as a "lover of all things English".[4]
Bronk married an Englishwoman named Sylvia, with whom he had two sons Richard and Christopher.[5] He died on December 31, 2007, in Oxford.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Who's who of British Scientists. Longman. 1980. ISBN 9780862290016.
- ^ a b c d e Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2000). Intestinal Absorption. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-1-84129-017-1. OL 12568271M. Wikidata Q29581641.
- ^ "J. Ramsey Bronk". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
- ^ Kellett, George. "Obituaries: John Ramsey Bronk (1929–2007)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Memorial John Ramsey Bronk '52". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Princeton Class of 1952".
- ^ "John Ramsey Bronk" (PDF). Physiology News. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
External links
edit- J. Ramsey Bronk on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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