About Clinton N. Woolsey
Lived 1904 – 1993 (aged 88). Clinton N. Woolsey was an American neuroscientist.
Clinton Nathan Woolsey (November 30, 1904 – January 14, 1993) was an American neuroscientist notable for mapping the brain and exploring the location and inner workings of touch, hearing, and vision.
Woolsey was the son of Joseph Woodhull and Mathilda Louise Aicholz Woolsey.
He was the Charles Sumner Slichter Emeritus Professor of Neurophysiology and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a founder of Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Human Development at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Awards In 1982 he was awarded the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience.
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Who was Clinton N. Woolsey?
American neuroscientist (1904-1993)
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Clinton N. Woolsey was born on 30 November 1904.
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Clinton N. Woolsey died on 14 January 1993.
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Clinton N. Woolsey was a neuroscientist.
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Clinton N. Woolsey was American.
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