Background
Wold, Finn was born on February 3, 1928 in Stavanger, Norway. Son of Sverre and Herdis (Rasmussen) Wold. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1957.
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Finn Wold
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Student, University Oslo, 1946-1950; Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1956.
Career
Research associate, University of California at Berkeley, 1956-1957; assistant professor biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1957-1962; associate professor, University of Illinois, 1962-1966; professor biochemistry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, 1966-1974; professor biochemistry, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1974-1981; head Department, University Minnesota, St. Paul, 1974-1979; Robert A. Welch professor of chemistry, University Texas Medical School, Houston, since 1981. Visiting professor National Taiwan U., 1971, Rice U., 1974, Amademia Sinica, Taiwan, 1990, U. Tromso, Norway, 1991-1994. Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (councilor 1978-1981, secretary 1992-1995), American Chemical Society (councilor 1980-1983, chairman division biological chemistry 1985-1986), Protein Society (president 1989-1991), Bio-chemical Society(London). M C.
Connections
Married Bernadine Moe, June 13, 1953. Children– Eric Robert, Marc Sverre.
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Born
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April 14, 1997 (aged 69) -
Resting place
DIED 04/14/97 -
Nationality
American
Education
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1950
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1953
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1956
Career
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1956 - 1957
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1957 - 1962
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1966 - 1974
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1974 - 1981
Awards
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Fulbright fellow, 1950. John Simon Guggenheim fellow, 1960-1961. Recipient Lalor Foundation Research award, 1958, National Institutes of Health research career development award, 1961-1966.Fulbright fellow, 1950. John Simon Guggenheim fellow, 1960-1961. Recipient Lalor Foundation Research award, 1958, National Institutes of Health research career development award, 1961-1966.