Background
Lauson, Henry Dumke was born on August 20, 1912 in New Holstein, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Henry Detlef and Lydia (Dumke) Lauson.
Lauson, Henry Dumke was born on August 20, 1912 in New Holstein, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Henry Detlef and Lydia (Dumke) Lauson.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, University Wisconsin, 1940.
Intern University Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, 1940-1941. Resident Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1941-1942. Instructor physiology New York University, New York City, 1942-1946.
Associate physician Rockefeller Institute Medical Research, 1946-1950. Associate professor physiology Cornell University, 1950-1955. Professor, chairman Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1955-1978, professor emeritus, since 1978.
Member International Society Nephrology, American Physiological Society, American Society for Clinical Investigation, Harvey Society, American Society Nephrology, American Federation Clinical Research, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Eleanor Catchis, September 4, 1936 (deceased 1975). Married Ruth Louise Eckart Laun, August 27, 1977. Stepchildren: Jonathan Laun, Bertha Laun Maalouf, William.