Dr. Theodore Shedlovsky (October 29, 1898 – November 5, 1976) was a Russian-born American

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, a member of the

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, noted for his work of applying

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to life processes and living cells. New York Times:THEODORE SHEDLOVSKY, LIFE CHEMISTRY PIONEER;November 9, 1976
/ref> National Academy of Sciences;National Academies Press;Biographical Memoirs;Theodore Sverdlovsky by Raymond M. Fuoss
/ref> He is the author of ''Electrochemistry in Biology and Medicine'' (New York: Wiley, 1955).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shedlovsky, Theodore 1898 births 1976 deaths 20th-century American chemists Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Chemists from the Russian Empire