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Theodor Blum (September 25, 1883 – July 24, 1962) was a pioneer in local anesthesia, in the use of x-rays in dental care, and in the management of many pathologic oral conditions. He has been described as “the most outstanding oral surgeon in America.” [ 1 ] He was a founder of The New York Institute of Clinical Oral Pathology. [ 2 ]
Kurt Blome (31 January 1894 – 10 October 1969) was a high-ranking Nazi scientist before and during World War II.He was the Deputy Reich Health Leader (Reichsgesundheitsführer) and Plenipotentiary for Cancer Research in the Reich Research Council.
Conrad Gessner (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ s n ər /; Latin: Conradus Gesnerus; [a] 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist.Born into a poor family in Zürich, Switzerland, his father and teachers quickly realised his talents and supported him through university, where he studied classical languages, theology and medicine.
Hunting dogs, Book 1. The Historia animalium was Gessner's magnum opus, and was the most widely read of all the Renaissance natural histories.The generously illustrated work was so popular that Gessner's abridgement, Thierbuch ("Animal Book"), was published in Zurich in 1563, and in England Edward Topsell translated and condensed it as a Historie of foure-footed beastes (London: William ...
Gessner admired Trithemius’s systems and used them as guidelines and templates; however Gessner carried the idea of cataloging and systems a step further. Theodore Besterman , in The Beginnings of Systematic Bibliography , suggests that Gessner’s work to organize knowledge was the forerunner of Francis Bacon ’s works and other ...
Kenneth Blum (born August 8, 1939) is an American scientist who has studied neuropsychopharmacology and genetics. Until 1995 he was a professor of pharmacology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio .
Abraham Pineo Gesner, ONB (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ s n ər /; May 2, 1797 – April 29, 1864) was a Nova Scotian and New Brunswickan physician and geologist who invented kerosene. [1] Gesner was born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (now called Chipmans Corner) and lived much of his life in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Someone Behind the Door (French: Quelqu'un derrière la porte) is a 1971 French crime-drama film directed by Nicolas Gessner. In the UK, it was twice retitled as Two Minds For Murder (theatrical title) and Brainkill (VHS title). The film was shot on location in Folkestone, England. [citation needed]