David Allen Hamburg(October 1, 1925 – April 21, 2019)[1]was an American psychiatrist. He served as president of theCarnegie Corporation of New Yorkfrom 1982 to 1997.[2]He also served as the President of the Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciencesand president of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science.[3]He had also been a member of theNational Academy of Sciencessince 1998.[4]He was also a member of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciencesand theAmerican Philosophical Society.[5][6]He had previously been chair of the department of psychiatry atStanford.His wife,Beatrix Hamburg,followed a similarly successful career path. Their daughter,Margaret Hamburg,is a physician who has followed their footsteps into public service becoming Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in 2009. His son, Eric Hamburg, is an author, attorney and film producer in Los Angeles.
Hamburg was born inEvansville, Indiana.He was awarded the Public Welfare Medal of theNational Academy of Sciencesin 1998, its most prestigious award, and thePresidential Medal of Freedomin 1996.[7][8]In 2007 he and his wife received theRhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Award in Mental Healthfrom the Institute of Medicine for their long careers in medicine and public service.[9][10]He died in Washington, D.C., on April 21, 2019 fromischemic colitisat the age of 93.[11]
References
edit- ^Harvey V. Fineberg:David A. Hamburg (1925−2019).Science,07 Jun 2019: Vol. 364, Issue 6444, pp. 940,doi:10.1126/science.aay0501
- ^"Carnegie Corporation of New York: Presidents 1911-Today".
- ^"About David A. Hamburg".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-24.
- ^"David A. Hamburg".nasonline.org.Retrieved2022-05-25.
- ^"David Alan Hamburg".American Academy of Arts & Sciences.Retrieved2022-05-25.
- ^"APS Member History".search.amphilsoc.org.Retrieved2022-05-25.
- ^"David A. Hamburg to Receive 1998 Public Welfare Medal, Academy's Highest Honor".
- ^"Rosa Parks among 11 to get Presidential Medal of Freedom".CNN.2009-04-06. Archived fromthe originalon April 27, 2011.
- ^"Margaret Hamburg".Changing the Face of Medicine.U.S. National Library of Medicine.Retrieved10 September2011.
- ^Gold, Lauren Gold (Oct 25, 2007)."Sarnat Award recognizes David and Beatrix Hamburg".Cornell Chronicle.Cornell University.Retrieved11 September2011.
- ^"David Hamburg, honored for efforts to end global violence, dies at 93".
External links
edit- AppearancesonC-SPAN
- David A. HamburgatCarnegie Corporation of New York
- A film clip"The Open Mind - America's Children... And Its Political Leadership (1993)"is available for viewing at theInternet Archive
- A film clip"The Open Mind - America's Giant Philanthropies: Mission Impossible? (1993)"is available for viewing at theInternet Archive
- AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy Welcomes Security and Public Health Expert David Hamburg