Selig Hecht

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Selig_Hecht
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-08-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Gdańsk
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1947-09-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Edmund_B._Wilson
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkbp:field biophysics
physiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Selig Hecht
gptkbp:knownFor research on photoreception
studies of vision
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Biology_of_the_Eye_as_an_Optical_Instrument
gptkb:The_Chemistry_of_Vision
gptkbp:occupation chemist
physiologist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Shirley_Hecht
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Wald
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5