Biographical Memoirs

Published since 1877, Biographical Memoirs feature the life histories and selected bibliographies of deceased members. Several new memoirs are now available online as PDFs:

Edward E. Smith (1940-2012)

Edward E. Smith (1940-2012) »
by Douglas L. Medin (psychological and cognitive sciences)

William Trager (1910-2005)

William Trager (1910-2005) »
by Irwin W. Sherman and Larry Simpson (microbial biology)

Frederick Mosteller (1916-2006)

Frederick Mosteller (1916-2006) »
by Stephen E. Fienberg, David C. Hoaglin, and Judith M. Tanur (applied mathematics)

Hans Neurath (1909-2002)

Hans Neurath (1909-2002) »
by Edmond H. Fischer and Earl W. Davie (biochemistry)

J. Lawrence Oncley (1910-2004)

J. Lawrence Oncley (1910-2004) »
by Russell F. Doolittle (biophysics and computational biology)

James N. Gray (1944-2012)

James N. Gray (1944-2012) »
by Gordon Bell, Leslie Lamport and Butler W. Lampson (computer and information sciences)

Zay Jeffries (1888-1965)

Zay Jeffries (1888-1965) »
by William D. Nix (engineering sciences)

William O. Baker (1915-2005)

William O. Baker (1915-2005) »
by Louis Brus (chemistry)

Norman E. Borlaug (1914-2009)

Norman E. Borlaug (1914-2009) »
by Ronald L. Phillips (plant, soil, and microbial sciences)

D. Mark Hegsted (1914-2009)

D. Mark Hegsted (1914-2009) »
by Nevin S. Scrimshaw (animal, nutritional, and applied microbial sciences)

Bruce Merrifield (1921-2006)

Bruce Merrifield (1921-2006) »
by Ulf Ragnarsson (biochemistry)

John Bardeen (1908-1991)

John Bardeen (1908-1991) »
by David Pines (physics)

Neal Amundson (1916-2011)

Neal Amundson (1916-2011) »
by Andreas Acrivos and Dan Luss (chemical engineering)

Walter Kauzmann (1916-2009)

Walter Kauzmann (1916-2009) »
by Donald S. McClure (chemistry)

Donald Osterbrock (1924-2007)

Donald Osterbrock (1924-2007) »
by Gregory A. Shields (astronomy)

C. Clark Cockerham (1921-1996)

C. Clark Cockerham (1921-1996) »
by Bruce S. Weir (plant, soil, and microbial sciences)

Adrian Srb (1917-1997)

Adrian Srb (1917-1997) »
by June B. Nasrallah (plant biology)

Emil L. Smith (1911-2009)

Emil L. Smith (1911-2009) »
by Alexander N. Glazer and Robert L. Hill (biochemistry)

Philip Siekevitz (1918-2009)

Philip Siekevitz (1918-2009) »
by David D. Sabatini (cellular and developmental biology)

David Bodian (1910-1992)

David Bodian (1910-1992) »
by Mark E. Molliver (cellular and molecular neuroscience)

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