Paul Dudley White (1886-1973) was among the most eminent cardiologists in the United States during his lifetime, and his role as a major consultant at the time of President Eisenhower's heart attack was particularly well known. Dr. Oglesby Paul describes Dr. White as one of those "practicing doctors whose lives have had a profound influence on millions of people." By writing the first biography...

The article is dedicated to the historically original figure of Krzysztof Szwermicki (1814-1894), a Marian priest, an exile Siberia in middle 19th century, then for many years, parish priest Irkutsk, who died there. On basis new materials - books Dauksze (today Lithuania) stored Lithuanian Historical Archive Vilnius, author establishes facts, and corrects errors biography Father Szwermicki, one...

Paul Dudley White (1886-1973) was among the most eminent cardiologists in the United States during his lifetime, and his role as a major consultant at the time of President Eisenhower's heart attack was particularly well known. Dr. Oglesby Paul describes Dr. White as one of those "practicing doctors whose lives have had a profound influence on millions of people." By writing the first biography...

Nettie M. Stevens is one of the first women who contributed to genetic research. She discovered the role of sex chromosomes in sex determination during the first decade of the twentieth century. However, her discovery has rarely been recognized, and her scientific reputation was eclipsed by that of T.H. Morgan, who was credited for the establishment of modern genetics. Her name is absent from m...

This essay describes the author's classroom discussion of authorship and biography, focusing on Edgar Allan Poe; then it considers difference between approaches taken in scholarly essays "The Murders Rue Morgue" those employed (reflected both class two pedagogical "Rue Morgue"). The concludes by advocating an intertextual approach to biography interpretation; following Ed White's article Morgue...

The eminent surgeon and author Morrice McCrae has put together an excellent and wide-ranging biography of Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870), the Scottish doctor who discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform and successfully introduced it for general medical use.

A concise biography of C. W. Jefford, Professor of Chemistry in Geneva from 1969 to 1994, is given. A personal tribute by the author is paid to Jefford ' s fundamental work in the field of singlet oxygen, endo-peroxides, and 1,2,4-trioxanes as remedies against malaria.