Dewitt Stetten Jr. (May 31, 1909 – August 28, 1990) was an

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biochemist. Stetten was dean of the medical school of

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, president of the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, and a member of the

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. A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine in

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. He was married to fellow biochemist Marjorie Roloff Stetten.

Chronology

* May 31, 1909 was born in

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* 1930 A.B.,

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* 1934 M.D.,

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* 1940 Ph.D. in

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* 1962 appointed Dean of Medical School,

* 1974 elected to the

References

External links

J. Edwin Seegmiller, "Dewitt Stetten, Jr.", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (1997)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stetten, Dewitt Jr. 1909 births 1990 deaths 20th-century American biochemists Rutgers University faculty Harvard College alumni Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences