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| Steiner was born in ] in 1932. He earned a medical degree from the ] in 1955 and moved to ] to complete his initial training in internal medicine. Steiner studied ] at ] before earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the ] in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brown Physics Student Manfred Steiner Earns Ph.D. at Age 89|url=https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/news/2021/11/brown-physics-student-manfred-steiner-earns-phd-age-89|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-12|website=]}}</ref> | Steiner was born in ] in 1932. He earned a medical degree from the ] in 1955 and moved to ] to complete his initial training in internal medicine. Steiner studied ] at ] before earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the ] in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brown Physics Student Manfred Steiner Earns Ph.D. at Age 89|url=https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/news/2021/11/brown-physics-student-manfred-steiner-earns-phd-age-89|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-12|website=]}}</ref> | ||
| Steiner moved to ] to teach at the ] of ], where he was promoted to full professor in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-12|title="If you have a dream, follow it": Man earns Ph.D. in physics at 89|url=https://www.newsweek.com/if-you-have-dream-follow-it-man-earns-phd-physics-89-1648805|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref> Towards the end of his career, Steiner worked to establish a program in hematology at the ]. He retired from medicine in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chappell|first=Bill|date=2021-11-07|title=He always wanted a Ph.D. in physics. He finally earned it at 89|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/07/1052005447/brown-university-89-phd-physics-dream|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref> | Steiner moved to ] to teach at the ] of ], where he was promoted to full professor in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-12|title="If you have a dream, follow it": Man earns Ph.D. in physics at 89|url=https://www.newsweek.com/if-you-have-dream-follow-it-man-earns-phd-physics-89-1648805|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref> Towards the end of his career, Steiner worked to establish a program in hematology at the ]. He retired from medicine in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chappell|first=Bill|date=2021-11-07|title=He always wanted a Ph.D. in physics. He finally earned it at 89|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/07/1052005447/brown-university-89-phd-physics-dream|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref> | ||
| In September 2021, Steiner completed a Ph.D. in physics at Brown University; his dissertation was entitled ''Corrections to the Geometrical Interpretation of Bosonization.'' Steiner's doctoral advisor was {{Interlanguage link|Brad Marston|WD=Q58067957}}.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=He always wanted to be a physicist. At 89, he earned his doctorate from Brown.|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/25/retired-doctor-earns-physics-doctorate-age-89/|access-date=2021-12-12|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Man fulfills physicist dream, earns Ph.D. at 89|url=https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2021/11/11/man-fulfills-physicist-dream-earns-phd-89/6391690001/|access-date=2021-12-13|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref>'' | In September 2021, Steiner completed a Ph.D. in physics at Brown University; his dissertation was entitled ''Corrections to the Geometrical Interpretation of Bosonization.'' Steiner's doctoral advisor was {{Interlanguage link|Brad Marston|WD=Q58067957}}.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=He always wanted to be a physicist. At 89, he earned his doctorate from Brown.|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/25/retired-doctor-earns-physics-doctorate-age-89/|access-date=2021-12-12|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Man fulfills physicist dream, earns Ph.D. at 89|url=https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2021/11/11/man-fulfills-physicist-dream-earns-phd-89/6391690001/|access-date=2021-12-13|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref>'' | ||
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| Manfred Steiner | |
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| Born | 1932 (age 91–92) Vienna, First Austrian Republic |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | Hematologist, physicist |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Brown Medical School |
Manfred Steiner (born 1932) is an Austrian-born American hematologist and physicist who taught at Brown Medical School until 2000. He completed a Ph.D. in Physics at the age of 89 in September 2021.
Life
Steiner was born in Vienna in 1932. He earned a medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1955 and moved to Washington, D.C. to complete his initial training in internal medicine. Steiner studied hematology at Tufts University before earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1967.
Steiner moved to Rhode Island to teach at the Medical School of Brown University, where he was promoted to full professor in 1978. Towards the end of his career, Steiner worked to establish a program in hematology at the University South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville. He retired from medicine in 2000.
In September 2021, Steiner completed a Ph.D. in physics at Brown University; his dissertation was entitled Corrections to the Geometrical Interpretation of Bosonization. Steiner's doctoral advisor was Brad Marston [Wikidata].
References
- "Brown Physics Student Manfred Steiner Earns Ph.D. at Age 89". Brown University. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ""If you have a dream, follow it": Man earns Ph.D. in physics at 89". Newsweek. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- Chappell, Bill (2021-11-07). "He always wanted a Ph.D. in physics. He finally earned it at 89". NPR. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "He always wanted to be a physicist. At 89, he earned his doctorate from Brown". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- "Man fulfills physicist dream, earns Ph.D. at 89". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
External links
- Manfred Steiner's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
- Living people
- Austrian expatriates in the United States
- Brown University alumni
- 20th-century Austrian physicians
- 20th-century American physicians
- 21st-century American physicians
- 21st-century American physicists
- Physician-scientists
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- University of Vienna alumni
- American hematologists
- 1932 births