Background
Hamarneh, Sami Khalaf was born on February 2, 1925 in Madaba, Jordan. Came to the United States, 1952, naturalized, 1957. Son of Khalaf and Nura A. (Zumut) Hamarneh.
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Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts on Medicine and Pharmacy at the British Library
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Directory of historians of Islamic medicine and allied sciences
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Promises, Heritage and Peace, or The True Children of Abraham According to God's Promises
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Temples of the muses and a history of pharmacy museums (English publication - Naito Foundation ; ser. 1, no. 1)
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Sami Khalaf Hamarneh
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Syrian University, Damascus, 1948. Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in History of Pharmacy and Medicine, University Wisconsin, 1959.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan, 1998.
Career
Curator charge division medical science Museum History and Technology, United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1959-1972. Historian department science and technical National Museum American History United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 1972-1977. Curator emeritus Museum History and Technology, United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, since 1977.
Professor history Islamic medical science King Fahd Medical Research Center/Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1982-1983. Medical historian faculty medicine Allied Science School Public Health/Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1984-1986. Professor University Jordan, Amman, 1987-1990.
Professor Islamic medicine International Institute Islamic Thought and Civilization, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1993-1999. Retired, 1999
Visiting associate professor George Washington University, 1963-1964. Visiting professor history of science University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1969.
Visiting professor University Aleppo, Syria, 1977-1979. Special research medical science, professional ethics and education in medieval Islam.
Achievements
Works
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- The Physician, Therapist and Surgeon Ibn Al-Quff, 1233-1286: An Introductory Survey of His Time, Life and Works
- Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts on Medicine and Pharmacy at the British Library
- Directory of historians of Islamic medicine and allied sciences
- Promises, Heritage and Peace, or The True Children of Abraham According to God's Promises
- Temples of the muses and a history of pharmacy museums (English publication - Naito Foundation ; ser. 1, no. 1)
Membership
Member Institute History Arabic Science (founding member 1976), American Institute History Pharmacy (president 1979-1981), Arab Society for History Pharmacy (Cairo) (founding member 1976), Arab Academy of Damascus (corresponding member), Royal Academy for Islamic Civilization Institute (corresponding member since 1983).
Connections
Married Nazha T. Ajaj, July 4, 1948. 1 son, Faris.
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Education
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1948
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1956
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1959
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1998
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Recipient Star of Jordan medal, 1965. E. Kremers award for distinguished pharmaco-history writings, 1966, Citation of Merit, University of Wisconsin, 1997.Recipient Star of Jordan medal, 1965. E. Kremers award for distinguished pharmaco-history writings, 1966, Citation of Merit, University of Wisconsin, 1997.