Donald Henry Barron

Donald Henry Barron (April 9, 1905 – August 24, 1993) was an American reproductive biologist who was born in Flandreau, South Dakota and received his B.A. in Chemistry at Carleton College, his M.S. in Botany at Iowa State College and his Ph.D. at Yale University. In March 1933, he joined Edgar D. Adrian's laboratory in Cambridge University where he investigated the Slow potential wave in spinal cord collaborated with Bryan Matthews[3] and received an honorary M.A. degree from there in 1936.[1]

Donald Henry Barron
BornApril 9, 1905
Flandreau, South Dakota, United States[1]
DiedAugust 24, 1993
Gainesville, Florida, United States[2]
Resting placeForest Meadows Memorial Park
Alma materCarleton College (B.A.)
Iowa State College (M.S.)
Yale University (Ph.D.)
SpouseAnnette LaCourciere Barron[1]
ChildrenAnnette McCarthy[1]
Scientific career
Fieldsreproductive biology
InstitutionsYale University
University of Florida

Barron and his family to return to the United States in 1940. From 1943 to 1969, he worked at Yale and then moved to University of Florida until he retired, enjoyed a distinguished career as a biologist, anatomist, neurophysiologist, and fetal-placental physiologist.[1]

Donald Barron died August 24, 1993, in Gainesville, Florida.[2] He is buried at Forest Meadows Memorial Park and Mausoleum Central in Gainesville, Florida.

References
  1. "IN MEMORIAM Donald Henry Barron, 1905-1993". Biology of Reproduction. 50 (3): 714. 1994. doi:10.1093/biolreprod/50.3.714.
  2. "Donald H Barron, United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. U.S. Social Security Administration.
  3. "Bryan Matthews". Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 293 (6545): 511. 1986. doi:10.1136/bmj.293.6545.511. PMC 1341157.


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