Hermann Rahn

Background

Rahn, Hermann was born on July 5, 1912 in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Otto and Bell S. (Farrand) Rahn.

Education

AB, Cornell University, 1933. Student, University Kiel, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1938.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Rochester, 1973. Docteur honoris causa, University Paris, 1964. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Yonsei University, Korea, 1965.

Titulo de Profesor Honorario University Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru, 1980. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Bern, Switzerland, 1981.

Career

National Research Council fellow, Harvard University, 1938-1939; instructor physiology, U. Wyoming, 1939-1941; assistant physiology, School Medicine, U. Rochester, 1941-1942; instructor, School Medicine, U. Rochester, 1942-1946; assistant professor, School Medicine, U. Rochester, 1946-1950; associate professor, vice department chairman, School Medicine, U. Rochester, 1950-1956; Lawrence D. Bell professor physiology, department chairman, School Medicine, U. Buffalo (now State University of New York-Buffalo), 1956-1973; distinguished professor physiology, School Medicine, U. Buffalo, from 1973. Visiting professor Medical Faculty San Marcos U., Lima, Peru, 1955, Dartmouth Medical School, 1962, Laboratory de Physiologie Respiratoire, National Center for Scientific Research, Strasbourg, France, 1971, Max-Planck-Institute für experimentelle Medizin, Göttingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1977. Member of advisory committee biological science Air ForceOffice Science Research and Development, 1958-1964.

Member physiological study section National Institutes of Health, 1958-1962. Member working committee space science board National Academy Science-National Research Council, 1962-1965. Member general medical research program project committee National Institutes of Health, 1964-1967.

Member research career award committee National Institute General Medical Sciences, 1968-1972. Cardiopulmonary advising committee National Heart Institute, 1968-1971. Member of national advisory board R/V Alpha Helix, 1968-1971.

Chairman of Commission on underwater physiology and medicine National Research Council, 1972-1974.

Achievements

• Hermann Rahn has been listed as a noteworthy physiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Blood Gases: Hemoglobin, Base Excess and Maldistribution

    (Blood gases -- Nomograms. Cardiovascular system -- Disea...)

  • A Graphical Analysis of the Respiratory Gas Exchange: The O2-CO2 Diagram

Membership

Member American Institute Biological Science (advisory committee physiological 1957-1964, advisory panel 1967-1971), American Physiological Society (council 1960-1965, president 1963-1964), National Academy of Sciences, Institute Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Harvey Society (honorary), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, International Union Physiological Sciences (council 1965-1974, United States national committee 1966-1974, vice president 1971-1974, executive committee 1971-1974), American Society Zoologists, American Academy Arts and Science, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Katharine F. Wilson, August 29, 1939. Children: Robert F., Katharine B.

Father:

Otto Rahn

Mother:

Bell S. (Farrand) Rahn

Spouse:

Katharine F. Wilson

child:

Robert F. Rahn

child:

Katharine B. Rahn