Thaddeus Mann
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Thaddeus Robert Rudolph Mann (4 December 1908-27 November 1993) was a biochemist
who made significant contributions to the field of reproductive biology
. Mann was born in Lwow, Austria-Hungary
and was educated at Lwow University. He studied medicine at the Johannes Casimirus University in Lwow, obtaining the degrees of Physician in 1932 and Doctor of Medicine in 1934
He continued his education at the Molteno Institute, Cambridge
as Rockefeller Research Fellow, 1935-1937, and remained at the University of Cambridge
during the rest of his career. He died in Cambridge.
Mann began his career in the laboratory of Professor Jacob Karol Parnas
(1884-1949) in Poland, where he was involved in research on glycolysis and muscle energy metabolism.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1951.
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
who made significant contributions to the field of reproductive biology
Reproductive biology
Reproductive biology is a study mainly involving the reproductive system and sex organs. It is closely related to reproductive endocrinology and infertility. also is miotosis and miosis...
. Mann was born in Lwow, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
and was educated at Lwow University. He studied medicine at the Johannes Casimirus University in Lwow, obtaining the degrees of Physician in 1932 and Doctor of Medicine in 1934
He continued his education at the Molteno Institute, Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
as Rockefeller Research Fellow, 1935-1937, and remained at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
during the rest of his career. He died in Cambridge.
Mann began his career in the laboratory of Professor Jacob Karol Parnas
Jakub Karol Parnas
Jakub Karol Parnas, also known as Yakov Oskarovich Parnas was a prominent Jewish-Polish–Soviet biochemist who contributed to the discovery of the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway, together with Otto Fritz Meyerhof and Gustav Georg Embden...
(1884-1949) in Poland, where he was involved in research on glycolysis and muscle energy metabolism.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1951.
Further reading
- Ostrowski WS (1990) Thaddeus Mann. Life and work. Andrologia. 1990;22 Suppl 1:3-9.