Paul Weiss Austrian Biologist Jimmy Carter Award Hand Signed Letter

CHAU2153  This is a vintage 1973 hand signed letter for Paul Alfred Weiss (March 21, 1898 September 8, 1989) was an Austrian biologist who specialised in morphogenesis, development, differentiation and neurobiology. A teacher, experimenter and theorist, he made a lasting contribution to science in his lengthy career, throughout which he sought to encourage specialists in different fields to meet and share insights. This letter is his official headed paper from Rockerfeller University dated 17th Feb 1973 hand signed by Weiss and detailing a molecular list from his laboratory, Please note it has strong crinkling to its upper border and its right and left sides otherwise good condition but these are strong faults - it is folded once where posted - please allow as above but you will never get a better autograph opportunity for Paul Alfred Weiss than on his official headed paper from his private New York offices from circa fifty years ago.

During World War II he worked with the American government on nerve injury. In 1947 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1953.In 1954 he became one of the first professors at the new Rockefeller University in New York, where he remained for fifteen years. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that same year. Paul Weiss was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. He died at White Plains, New York, on September 8, 1989, at the age of 91.