Alexander Gordon Bearn

Alexander Gordon Bearn informally Alick Bearn (March 29, 1923 – May 15, 2009), a physician, scientist and author, was professor at Rockefeller University and Cornell University Medical College. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and had been Executive Officer of the American Philosophical Society. He died Friday, May 15, 2009 in Philadelphia. Prior to his death Bearn was working on a family history that followed the Bearn family from Béarn, France to Angus, Scotland and finally to the United States.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Alick Bearn
Birth dateMarch 29, 1923
Birth place
England , Surrey
Date of deathMay 15, 2009
Place of death
Philadelphia , United States
Known for
Wilson's disease
Human genetics

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