James Augustine Shannon

James A. Shannon

Born	(1904-08-09)August 9, 1904 New York City, New York^[1]
Died	May 20, 1994(1994-05-20) (aged 89) Baltimore, Maryland^[2] Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm
Fields	Nephrology
Alma mater	College of the Holy Cross New York University (Ph.D., 1929)
Notable awards	Public Welfare Medal (1962) National Medal of Science^[3] (1974)
Spouse	Alice M. Waterhouse
Children	Alice Shannon Stolzberg J. Anthony Shannon

James A. Shannon (9 August 1904 – 20 May 1994) was an American nephrologist who served as director of National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1955-1968.^[4] In 1962 he was awarded the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.^[5] A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.

References

↑ Kennedy, Thomas. "JAMES AUGUSTINE SHANNON" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2015.
↑ WOLFGANG SAXON (24 May 1994). "James A. Shannon, 89, Is Dead; Ex-Director of Health Institutes". http://www.nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "National Medal of Science". http://www.rockefeller.edu. Retrieved 2 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ Saxon, Wolfgang (May 24, 1994). James A. Shannon, 89, Is Dead; Ex-Director of Health Institutes. New York Times
↑ "Public Welfare Award". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

External links

James Augustine Shannon biography via National Institutes of Health

Political offices
Preceded by William H. Sebrell, Jr.	Director of National Institutes of Health 1955 – 1968	Succeeded by Robert Q. Marston

National Institutes of Health

Institutes	National Cancer Institute National Eye Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Human Genome Research Institute National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Nursing Research National Library of Medicine

Centers	Center for Information Technology Center for Scientific Review John E. Fogarty International Center National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Vaccine Research Center National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Programs	Visible Human Project National Diabetes Education Program

Directors	Joseph J. Kinyoun Milton J. Rosenau John F. Anderson George W. McCoy Lewis R. Thompson Rolla Dyer William H. Sebrell, Jr James Augustine Shannon Robert Q. Marston Robert Stone Donald S. Fredrickson James B. Wyngaarden Bernadine Healy Harold E. Varmus Elias A. Zerhouni Francis S. Collins

Related	NIH Record United States Public Health Service Division of Intramural Research National Institutes of Health campus National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award NIH Public Access Policy National Center for Research Resources National Institutes of Health Police

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 78481349 ISNI: 0000 0000 8273 0808

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