Background
Hippel, Peter Hans von was born on March 13, 1931 in Goettingen, Germany. Son of Arthur Robert and Dagmar (franck) von Hippel. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1942.
researcher chemistry professor
Hippel, Peter Hans von was born on March 13, 1931 in Goettingen, Germany. Son of Arthur Robert and Dagmar (franck) von Hippel. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1942.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1952. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955.
Physical biochemist Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, 1956-1959. From assistant professor to associate professor biochemistry Medical School Dartmouth College, 1959-1967. Professor chemistry, member Institute Molecular Biology University Oregon, 1967-1979, director Institute Molecular Biology, 1969-1980, chairman department chemistry, 1980-1987.
Research professor chemistry American Cancer Society, since 1989. Chairman biopolymers Gordon Conference, 1968. Member trustees visiting committee biology department Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973—1976.
Member board science counsellors National Institute Arthritis, Metabolic and Digestive Diseases National Institutes of Health, 1974—1978, member council National Institute General Medical Sciences, 1982—1986, member director's advisory committee, 1987—1992. Board directors Federation American Societies for Experimental Biology, 1994—1998. Member National Institutes of Health-CSR panel on boundaries for science review, 1998—2003, member joint steering committee for public policy, 1998—2005.
Lieutenant Mediterranean Shipping Company United States Naval Reserve, 1956-1959. Fellow: Biophysics Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Philosophic Society, Federation American Scientists, National Academy of Sciences, Biophysics Society (council 1970-1973, president 1973-1974), American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Josephine Baron Raskind, June 20, 1954. Children: David F., James A., Benjamin J.