About Chauncey D. Leake
Lived 1896 – 1978 (aged 81). Chauncey D. Leake was an American pharmacologist.
Chauncey Depew Leake (September 5, 1896 – January 11, 1978) was an American pharmacologist, medical historian and ethicist. Early life Leake was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. At age 10, he was treated by the ophthalmologist Karl Koller. At that time, Koller also introduced Leake to the anesthetic effects of cocaine. Education Leake received a bachelor's degree with majors in biology, chemistry, and philosophy from Princeton University. He received his M.S. (1920) and Ph.D. (1923) from the University of Wisconsin in pharmacology and physiology. Career Leake discovered the anesthetic divinyl ether. He authored over 400 publications.
He was awarded the UCSF medal in 1975.
A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.
Personal life Leake married the microbiologist Elisabeth Wilson in 1921, and they collaborated for many years. They had two sons and remained married until her death in 1977.
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American scientist (1896–1978)
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Chauncey D. Leake was born on 5 September 1896 in Elizabeth.
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Chauncey D. Leake died on 11 January 1978 in San Francisco.
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Chauncey D. Leake was a pharmacologist.
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