Edward Perl
Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (born 1926)
In context
- When
- Tuesday, July 15 201412 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Edward Perl
Who they were
Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (born 1926)
Early life
Early life and military training Perl was born in Chicago , Illinois to John and Blanche Perl, natives of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, respectively. As a child, Perl was fascinated by electricity, which led to an interest in electronics, radio, and the sciences. In college at the University of Chicago , Perl focused on physics and engineering, but a conversation with his father, who was a physician and surgeon, convinced him to pursue a career in medicine as a means of studying human physiology. While in college,
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Edward Perl appears on our July 15 calendar for 2014 as a death entry.
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