Arno Benedict Luckhardt (1885–1957) was an American physician and medical researcher.

Biography

He was born to Gustav Albert August Luckhardt and Aurelia (Weber) Luckhardt in Chicago, Illinois, on 26 August 1885. He married Luella Catherine (LaBolle) Luckhardt. He died on 6 November 1957 at age 72 in Dade, Florida, United States. His obituary was published in the ''

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''.

Education

He completed his BS degree at the

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. He completed his PhD and MD degrees at the

Rush Medical College Rush Medical College is the medical school of Rush University, a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1837, it is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center, and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. ...

Career

His entire professional life was spent at the

where he started as an assistant in bacteriology and rose up through the ranks to ultimately become a professor at the department.

Awards and honours

He was nominated for the

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in 1928, although he did not ultimately win that award. He was an honorary member of the

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and he served on the council of American Physiological Society.

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