Person in history
Edward Perl
Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (born 1926)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2014 · July 15
Their story
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,
Why this date
Edward Perl appears on our July 15 calendar for 2014 as a death entry.
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Questions about Edward Perl
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July 15 2014.
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