Eleanor Ison Franklin
American physiologist and endocrinologist
About Eleanor Ison Franklin
Lived 1929 – 1998 (aged 68). Eleanor Ison Franklin was an American physiologist and endocrinologist.
Eleanor Lutia Ison Franklin (1929 – 1998) was an American endocrinologist and medical physiologist.
Early life and education Eleanor Lutia Ison was born on December 24, 1929, in Dublin, Georgia to musician and teacher Rose Mae Oliver and Luther Lincoln Ison, a mathematician and teacher. in Quitman, Georgia and Tuscumbia, Alabama. When she was 14 years old, she was valedictorian at Carver High School in Walton County. She gained full professorship in 1971. Franklin was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Howard University Board of Trustees. She served as president of Spelman College's National Alumnae Association and director of the Women's National Bank of Washington.
The American Physiology Society's highest-ranked applications for the Porter Physiology Development Fellowship are designated Eleanor Ison Franklin Fellows.
Personal life Franklin married George Franklin in 1965 and had a son.
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American physiologist and endocrinologist
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Eleanor Ison Franklin was born on 24 December 1929 in Dublin.
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Eleanor Ison Franklin died on 2 October 1998.
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Eleanor Ison Franklin was a physiologist and endocrinologist.
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