Sehon, Alec H.

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Sehon, Alec H.
Other forms of name
Sehon, A. H. (Alec H.)
Date of birth
1924
Date of death
2018-02-03
Associated country
Canada
Occupation
College teachers
Immunologists
Medical teaching personnel
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 92559855
Wikidata: Q47941392
Library of congress: n 92119538
Sources of Information
  • Amicus database, 27 August 2018(authorized access point (0072G5866): Sehon, Alec H.; variant access point: Sehon, A. H. (Alec H.))
  • Induction, function and suppression of IGE antibodies, 1981:t.p. (editor, A.H. Sehon)
  • Molecular biology and immunology of allergens, 1993:CIP t.p. (Alec H. Sehon, Ph. D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C., Immunol. Dept., Univ. of Manitoba, Canada) bk. t.p. (Alec Sehon)
  • The Winnipeg free press, 6 February 2018, online, viewed 27 August 2018(Alec H. Sehon, PhD, DSc, FRSC Distinguished Professor Emeritus, of Winnipeg, died February 3, 2018; successful medical researcher of international repute who contributed significantly to the advances of allergy and immunology in Canada and abroad)
  • Wikipedia, viewed 27 August 2018:Alec Sehon (Alec Herman Sehon, FRSC; Canadian immunologist; born in Romania in 1924; earned bachelor's and advanced degrees in chemistry from Victoria University of Manchester; moved to Canada in 1952; taught at McGill University before joining the University of Manitoba in 1969; died 3 February 2018)
  • Molecular biology and immunology of allergens, 1993 :CIP t.p. (Alec H. Sehon, Ph. D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C., Immunol. Dept., Univ. of Manitoba, Canada) bk. t.p. (Alec Sehon)
  • LC data base 12-15-92(hdg.: Alec H. Sehon)

Wikipedia description:

Alec Herman Sehon (1924 – 3 February 2018) was a Romanian-born Canadian immunologist. Sehon was born in Blejoi, Prahova County, Romania and attended the Victoria University of Manchester, earning bachelor's and advanced degrees in chemistry. Sehon moved to Canada in 1952 and began teaching at McGill University. In 1963, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. He joined the University of Manitoba in 1969, where he founded Canada's first standalone immunology department. In 1977, the Royal Society of Canada presented Sehon with the Thomas W. Eadie Medal. He died at the age of 93 on 3 February 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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