Chauncey D. Leake

Chauncey Depew Leake (September 5, 1896 – January 11, 1978) was an American pharmacologist, medical historian and ethicist. Leake received a bachelor's degree with majors in biology, chemistry, and philosophy from Princeton University.[1] He received his M.S. (1920) and Ph.D. (1923) from the University of Wisconsin in pharmacology and physiology.[2]

Chauncey Depew Leake
Leake (left) with Morris Fishbein
Born(1896-09-05)September 5, 1896
Elizabeth, New Jersey
DiedJanuary 11, 1978(1978-01-11) (aged 81)
Scientific career
FieldsPharmacology

Leake was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[3] At age 10, he was treated by the ophthalmologist Karl Koller.

Leake married the microbiologist Elisabeth Wilson in 1921, and they collaborated for many years. They had two sons and remained married until her death in 1977.[4][5]

Leake discovered the anesthetic divinyl ether. One of his publications was a translation of the 1628 physiological work De motu cordis (On the Motion of the Heart) from Latin to English.

Leake became a fulltime university administrator from 1942, first at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and from 1962 at Ohio State University.[5]

In 1973, Leake was one of the signers of the Humanist Manifesto II.[6]

He was awarded the UCSF medal in 1975.[7]

A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.[8]

References
  1. Chauncey D. Leake (1976). "How I Am". Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 16: 1–16. doi:10.1146/annurev.pa.16.040176.000245. PMID 779611.
  2. Register of the Chauncey DePew Leake papers, 1912-1978 (Online Archives of California)
  3. Staff. A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS: The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930-1980 Archived 2011-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, p. 257. Institute for Advanced Study, 1980. Accessed November 22, 2015. "Leake, Chauncey Depew 50s, 52s HS, History of Science & Medicine Born 1896 Elizabeth, NJ."
  4. Leake, Chauncey D. (1976-04-01). "How I Am". Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 16 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1146/annurev.pa.16.040176.000245. ISSN 0362-1642. PMID 779611.
  5. Altman, Lawrence K. (13 Jan 1978). "Dr. Chauncey D. Leake Dies at 81; Pharmacologist and Administrator: Development of Amphetamines Popularizer of Science Gave Up Research". The New York Times.
  6. "Humanist Manifesto II". American Humanist Association. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  7. "UCSF Medal". Office of the Chancellor. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. "Chauncey D. Leake Papers 1921-1976". National Library of Medicine.

Literature
  • Robinson, Victor: Victory Over Pain: A History of Anaesthesia.


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