Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Santiago Ramón y Cajal , 1852-1934, Spanish histologist. He was a university professor at Valencia (1881-86), at Barcelona (1886-92), and at Madrid (1892-1922), where he founded the Cajal Institute. He described the terminal branchings of neurons, devised a method of staining nerve tissues, and made numerous discoveries in the structure of the nervous system. For this work he shared with Camillo Golgi the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His works include Studies of the Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System (tr. 1928) and the classic Histology (tr. 1933).
Bibliography: See his autobiography (tr. 1937, repr. 1966); biography by D. F. Cannon (1949).
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COUSIN OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR TRAINER CONTINUES LEGACY
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 5/23/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...than Lt. Col. Richard von Steuben. He has good reason. The name von Steuben is affiliated with the early...Prussian Army officer named Friedrich Wilhelm Baron von Steuben transformed the ragtag Continental...
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The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, Volume Fourteen: March-April 1778
Magazine article from: South Carolina Historical Magazine; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Meantime, Washington was pleased to welcome Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von Steuben, to Valley Forge, and to see his soldiers' discipline...drillmaster. On April 30, he praised the merits of Steuben to Congress, acknowledging the German's professional...
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Architect of U.S. military training; during the darkest days at Valley Forge, Washington's prayers were answered: a military master capable of turning untrained troops into efficient soldiers arrived on the scene. (History--Struggle for Freedom).
Magazine article from: The New American; 4/21/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...someone would point out that this was the "Steuben House." Eventually, an elementary school teacher explained who Steuben was: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a Prussian baron and military officer who provided critical...
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It's Time for Truth on Gays in Military
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/27/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...are unbiased, they will surely mention Prussian Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, widely accounted as one of two men (the other...United States of America in the Revolutionary War. Von Steuben forged the motley Continental Army into a disciplined...
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Parades kick off ethnic celebrations
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/8/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...place in the Windy City. The Von Steuben German Day Parade marches at...annual parade is held in honor of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a Prussian soldier who came...follows the same route as the Von Steuben parade. The parade commemorates...
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THE REVOLUTION HAPPENED HERE
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/2/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...it is a museum known as the Steuben House, named in honor of one...s top officers, Maj. Gen. Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. "This house probably has survived...passed through these walls." The Steuben House and New Bridge site are...
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Military stalwart honored ; Marblehead man serves 65 years with Army - and keeps going
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/21/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...one of his mentors. Shinseki likened Trefry to Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the Prussian military officer who is credited...Army Inspector General - the same post held by Von Steuben in the Continental Army - when he played a leading...
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The trials & tribulations of Korean War NCOs
Magazine article from: Army; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...officers really are the backbone of the U.S. Army. Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, who whipped Gen. George Washington's rag...every kind. Personnel policy makers who ignored von Steuben's wise words before the Korean War and shaped...
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"George Washington and His Generals".
Magazine article from: Military History; 6/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...Ticonderoga to Boston in January 1776 by ox-drawn sledges to help drive the British from the city; a copy of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben's Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States; and Benedict Arnold...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/15/1998; 639 words
; ...Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, soldier and...Electress of Hanover, 1666; Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard, Baron von Steuben, Prussian general, 1730...novelist, 1938; Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, composer...
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Friedrich Wilhelm Steuben, Baron von
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Friedrich Wilhelm Steuben, Baron von , 1730-94, Prussian army officer...Washington. Arriving in America, Steuben served with Washington at Valley Forge...general in May, 1778. The effect of Steuben's training was seen at the battle...
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Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Von (Baron)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Von [Baron] (1730–1794), Revolutionary...War general.Born at Magdeburg, Friedrich Steuben followed his father's path into...proclaimed Lt. Gen. “Baron von” Steuben—...
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Steuben, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Steuben, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von ˈst(y)ō...born into a German military family. Steuben was trained in the Prussian army...drilling the troops wintering there. Steuben was so effective that Congress granted...
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Baron Frederick William Augustus von Steuben
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Augustus von Steuben Baron Frederick William Augustus...Sources Steuben: the baron and the town, Remsen, NY: Remsen-Steuben Historical Society, 1994. Ueberhorst, Horst, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, 1730-1794: soldier...
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West Point
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...headquarters there for the four months following 28 July 1779. He was impelled to take charge by the urgencies of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben who, writing of British plans of campaign, declared: "Whatever means they employ, I am positive their...
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