Thaddeus Mann Polish chemist (1908–1993)
Thaddeus Mann
CBE FRS
Born Thaddeus Robert Rudolph Mann
(1908-12-04 ) 4 December 1908Lwow, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine)
Died 27 November 1993(1993-11-27) (aged 85)Cambridge, England
Education Johannes Casimirus University, Lwow (Doctor of Medicine, 1934); Molteno Institute, Cambridge Spouse Cecilia Lutwak-Mann Scientific career Institutions Molteno Institute
Thaddeus Robert Rudolph Mann CBE FRS[ 1] biochemist who made significant contributions to the field of reproductive biology . He was born in Lwow , Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine ) and was educated at Lwow University . He studied medicine at the Johannes Casimirus University in Lwow, obtaining the degrees of Physician in 1932 and Doctor of Medicine in 1934.
He continued his education at the Molteno Institute , Cambridge on a Rockefeller Fellowship , 1935–1937, and remained at the University of Cambridge during the rest of his career. He died in Cambridge.[ 2]
Mann began his career in the laboratory of Professor Jacob Karol Parnas (1884–1949) in Poland, where he was involved in research on glycolysis and muscle energy metabolism.[ 3]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1951.[ 4]
He was married to Cecilia Lutwak-Mann , an endocrinologist and physiologist.[ 2]
Publications
Thaddeus Mann published more than 250 papers, and several books.[ 2]
Further reading
Ostrowski WS (1990) Thaddeus Mann. Life and work. Andrologia. 1990;22 Suppl 1:3–9. External links
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