Roger Walcott Sperry Rank
About Roger Walcott Sperry
Roger Walcott Sperry was a multiple award-winning neurologist best known for his role in the research on the callosal syndrome, also known as split-brain. He started his practice in 1942 with Harvard University’s Yerkes Laboratories of Primate Biology.
He moved to the University of Chicago four years later where he worked as an associate professor. In 1952, he was appointed as the Section Chief of the National Institutes of Health’s Neurological Diseases and Blindness department. He also taught at California Institute of Technology.
Family
He was raised by his parents Florence Kraemer and Francis Bushnell Sperry, alongside a brother named Russell Loomis.
Education
Sperry graduated from Hall High School and continued at Oberlin College. The scientist had his PhD program at the University of Chicago.
Awards
He shared his 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine award with Torsten Nils Wiesel and David Hunter Hubel.
Trivia
He was ranked 44th on Review of General Psychology’s list of “most cited psychologists of the 20th century” in 2002.
Oberlin College established the Sperry Neuroscience Building in 1990 to honor its former student.
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When is Roger Walcott Sperry's birthday?
Roger Walcott Sperry's birthday is on August 20, 1913.
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How old was Roger Walcott Sperry when he/she died?
Roger Walcott Sperry was 80 years old.
When did Roger Walcott Sperry die?
Roger Walcott Sperry died in April 17, 1994.
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Roger Walcott Sperry would be 111 years old if he/she was alive today.
Where was Roger Walcott Sperry from?
Roger Walcott Sperry was born in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S..