Harry Grundfest (January 10, 1904 – October 10, 1983) was an American

neurologist Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal c ...

.New York Times:Dr. Harry Grundfest; Professor of Neurology, Published: October 12, 1983
/ref> National Academies Press, Biographical Memoirs V.66 (1995,HARRY GRUNDFEST, BY JOHN P. REUBEN
/ref> He was the president of the Association of Scientific Workers, a member of the

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

, professor emeritus of neurology at the

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) is the graduate medical school of Columbia University, located at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Founded i ...

, a member of the Physiological Society of London and the Japanese Physiological Society. He was also the chairman of the American Medical Advisory Board to

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

and the Hadassah Medical School.New York Times:U. S. Passport to Israel Denied to Dr. Grundfest,By The Associated Press. June 03, 1952
He received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Japanese government, which is the highest award given to foreigners and seldom is given to U.S. scientists. He also received the Claude Bernard Medal of the Sorbonne, as well as the Physicians and Surgeons Distinguished Service Award from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grundfest, Harry 1904 births 1983 deaths American neurologists Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Columbia Medical School faculty