Seth D. Charney biography, 1966

Title

Seth D. Charney biography, 1966

Identifier

P0606

Date

1966

Creator

Description

Biographical sketch of Minnesota-born Vilhelm Magnus (1871-1929) and his discoveries in the field of medicine.

Charney was a student at Yale University School of Medicine. Vilhelm's father, Morten Henrik Magnus (1833-1905 )emigrated 1868 and was a pastor at Arendal, Minnesota 1869-75. He returned to Europe and taught at the Hamro Latin School 1883-1903.Vilh. received a medical degree from the Univ. of Christiania and practiced medicine in Christiania. He died 1929. According to Charney he published in 1901 a classic paper on the hormonal substance progesterone.

Extent

1 folder

Subject

Type

Manuscripts

Citation

Charney, Seth, “Seth D. Charney biography, 1966,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 13, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/689.