Dr Theodore Koppanyi
M, b. 26 December 1901, d. January 1985
| SSN* | | His Social Security Number was 578-44-1347 at District of Columbia . |
| Birth* | 26 December 1901 | Dr Theodore Koppanyi was born on 26 December 1901 at Hungary. |
| Emigration* | 1923 | He emigrated in 1923 from Vienna, Austria. |
| Immigration* | 3 August 1923 | He immigrated on 3 August 1923 to New York, New York, arriving on the ship Mauretania. |
| Marriage* | May 1928 | He married Hermione Jane Bartels, daughter of Herman W Bartels Jr and Jane A Millard, in May 1928.1 |
| Census1930* | 1930 | Dr Theodore Koppanyi appeared on the 1930 Census of Manhattan, New York, enumerated 1930. |
| Divorce* | before 1940 | He and Hermione Jane Bartels were divorced before 1940. |
| Anecdote* | | Dr. Theodore Koppanyi was the youngest graduate in its history when the University of Vienna granted him a Ph.D. in 1923, and he was still not thirty years old when he was appointed Chairman of Pharmacology at Georgetown in 1932. With the vigor of perpetual youth he was one of the pioneers who took the newborn science of pharmacology and showed the world that it was not only beautiful to study, but that it held enormous promise for aiding the sick and for probing and understanding physiology and cellular biology. During his career he participated in research that foreshadowed every branch of the modern discipline and he pioneered ideas and concepts that guide the field to this day. In addition, his writings reflect his keen interest in - and respect for - the scientific and historical roots of pharmacology.
Theodore Koppanyi was also one of the most effective and loved teachers at Georgetown. |
| Death* | January 1985 | Dr Theodore Koppanyi died in January 1985 at age 83. |
Citations
- [S3495] Hermione Bartels Weds Dr Koppanyi, Hartford Courant, 27 May 1928, 41.
