About Harold L. Klawans
Lived 1937 – 1998 (aged 60–61). Harold L. Klawans was an American neurologist.
Harold L. Klawans (1937–1998) was an academic neurologist who launched a parallel career as a writer.
Life Klawans was born in Chicago. After graduating with an M.D. degree from the University of Illinois in 1962, Dr. Klawans became a neurologist and professor of neurology and pharmacology at Rush Medical College. He published in the fields of extrapyramidal disorders, neuropharmacology, and medical history and served as editor of The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and of the encyclopedic Handbook of Clinical Neurology while publishing several novels.
His study Chekhov's Lie, written just three years before his 1998 death, addresses the challenges of combining medical practice with writing.
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Who was Harold L. Klawans?
American neurologist (1937–1998)
When was Harold L. Klawans born?
Harold L. Klawans was born in 1937 in Chicago.
When did Harold L. Klawans die?
Harold L. Klawans died in 1998.
What was Harold L. Klawans's occupation?
Harold L. Klawans was a neurologist.
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Harold L. Klawans was American.
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