James Augustine Shannon
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| Born | August 9, 1904 New York City, New York[1] |
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| Fields | Nephrology |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross New York University (Ph.D., 1929) |
| Notable awards | Public Welfare Medal (1962) National Medal of Science[3] (1974) |
| Spouse | Alice M. Waterhouse |
| Children | Alice Shannon Stolzberg J. Anthony Shannon |
James A. Shannon (9 August 1904 – 20 May 1994) was an American nephrologist who served as director of National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1955-1968.[4] In 1962 he was awarded the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.[5] A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.
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- James Augustine Shannon biography via National Institutes of Health
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| Preceded by | Director of National Institutes of Health 1955 – 1968 |
Succeeded by Robert Q. Marston |
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