Lillie, Ralph S. (Ralph Stayner), 1875-
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Physiologist. B.A., University of Toronto, 1896. Graduate work at University of Michigan. Ph. D., University of Chicago, 1901. Instructor and research assistant, Carnegie Institute, Johns Hopkins, and other schools, 1902-1924. Professor of General Physiology, University of Chicago, 1924-1940. Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago, 1940-1952.
From the description of Papers, 1907-1951. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248701
From the description of Papers, 1909. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 249580852
Ralph Stayner Lillie, biologist, was born August 8, 1875 in Toronto, Canada. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1896, and briefly attended graduate courses at the University of Michigan before going on to obtain his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1901. From 1902 to 1924 he held posts as instructor and research assistant at institutions including the Carnegie Institute and Johns Hopkins University. In 1924, Lillie was appointed Professor of General Physiology at the University of Chicago, a post he held until his retirement in 1940. He served as a Professor Emeritus from then until his death in 1952. Lillie’s specialty was research into the fundamental properties of life, and the physiology of stimulation, growth and cell division. He was also noted for his work on the physiological effects of radiation, and for his views on the philosophical aspects of biology.
From the guide to the Lillie, Ralph S. Papers, 1907-1942, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)
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creatorOf | Bentley, Arthur Fisher, 1870-1957. Papers, 1891-1968. | Indiana University | |
creatorOf | Lillie, Ralph S. (Ralph Stayner), b. 1875. Collected papers / R.S. Lillie. | Clark University, Robert Hutchings Goddard Library | |
creatorOf | Lillie, Ralph S. (Ralph Stayner), b. 1875. Papers, 1907-1951. | University of Chicago Library | |
creatorOf | Lillie, Ralph S. (Ralph Stayner), b. 1875. Papers, 1909. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
creatorOf | Lillie, Ralph S. Papers, 1907-1942 | Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, |
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associatedWith | Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron, 1889-1977. |
associatedWith | Bentley, Arthur Fisher, 1870-1957. |
associatedWith | Crerar Manuscript Collection (University of Chicago. Library) |
associatedWith | Mullin, F. J. |
associatedWith | Sarton, George, 1884-1956. |
associatedWith | University of Chicago. Library. |
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