Thomas N. Bonner
Thomas Neville Bonner (28 May 1923 – 2 September 2003) was professor emeritus at Wayne State University and a leading historian of medicine.[1] Bonner was the twelfth President of the University of New Hampshire from 1971 to 1974. After 3 years at UNH he became the fifteenth president of Union College from 1974 to 1978. He then became the seventh president of Wayne State University from 1978 to 1982. Bonner was a U.S. Army World War II veteran as part of the Army Signal Intelligence Unit in Europe.[2] He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona.
Thomas N. Bonner | |
|---|---|
| 12th President of the University of New Hampshire | |
| In office 1971–1974 | |
| Preceded by | John W. McConnell |
| Succeeded by | Eugene S. Mills |
| 15th President of Union College | |
| In office 1974–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Clark Martin |
| Succeeded by | John Selwyn Morris |
| 7th President of Wayne State University | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Preceded by | George E. Gullen Jr. |
| Succeeded by | David Adamany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1923 Rochester, New York, US |
| Died | September 2, 2003 (aged 80) Scottsdale, Arizona, US |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester |
Selected publications
- Iconoclast: Abraham Flexner and a Life in Learning
- To the Ends of the Earth: Women's Search for Education in Medicine
- Becoming a Physician: Medical Education in Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, 1750–1945
- Medicine in Chicago, 1850–1950: A Chapter in the Social and Scientific Development of a City
- American Doctors and German Universities: A Chapter in Intellectual Relations, 1870–1914
- The Kansas doctor: A century of pioneering
- Our Recent Past
- The contemporary world: The social sciences in historical perspective
References
- Lurie, E. (1 April 2004). "In Memoriam: Thomas Neville Bonner, 1923–2003". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. 59 (2): 290–292. doi:10.1093/jhmas/jrh070. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Former Wayne State President Thomas N. Bonner dies at 80".
External links
- University of New Hampshire: Office of the President
- Full list of University Presidents (including interim Presidents) , University of New Hampshire Library
- Dr Thomas Neville Bonner at Find a Grave
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