Walther Frederick Goebel (December 24, 1899 – November 1, 1993) was an American immunologist and an organic

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, a member of the National Academy of Sciences.New York Times:Dr. Walther F. Goebel, Immunologist, 93, November 20, 1993
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Awards and distinctions

* member of the National Academy of Sciences * honorary degrees from Rockefeller University in 1978 and Middlebury College in 1959

References

1899 births 1993 deaths American immunologists 20th-century American chemists Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences {{US-chemist-stub