About Harland Goff Wood
Lived 1907 – 1991 (aged 84). Harland Goff Wood was an American biochemist and university teacher.
Awards and honours
Wood was a recipient of the National Medal of Science. He was on the President's Science Advisory Committee under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon. He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the Biochemical Society of Japan. He was also first director of the department of biochemistry at the School of Medicine and dean of sciences, Case Western Reserve University.
Chronology 1907: born in Delavan, MN, to Inez Goff and William Clark Wood 1931: B.A. Macalester College 1935: Ph.D. Iowa State University 1936-1943: taught Bacteriology at Iowa State University 1943-1946: taught Physiology at the University of Minnesota 1946-67: director of the Department of Biochemistry at the School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
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Who was Harland Goff Wood?
biochemist (1907–1991)
When was Harland Goff Wood born?
Harland Goff Wood was born on 2 September 1907 in Delavan.
When did Harland Goff Wood die?
Harland Goff Wood died on 12 September 1991 in Cleveland.
What was Harland Goff Wood's occupation?
Harland Goff Wood was a biochemist and university teacher.
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Harland Goff Wood was American.
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