Person Hahn; Erwin Louis (1921 - 2016) Hahn Erwin Louis 1921 - 2016 American Male Sharon, Pennsylvania 08/06/1921 19210608 20/09/2016 20160920

Biochemist Best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) Education: B.S. in Physics from Juniata College and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Career: In 1950 he discovered the spin echo. Joined the Department of Physics at UC Berkeley as an Assistant Professor in 1955, becoming a full professor in 1961 and then an emeritus in 1991. From 1982-1983, he was the Chairman of a special ad hoc committee to improve the Physics preliminary examination. From 1985 to 1986, he was a Research Professor of the Miller Institute for Basic Research at UC Berkeley. In 1991, he received the Berkeley Citation for his dedication to the department and the University, as well as his contributions to magnetic resonance and optics Professor of physics, 1955-91 Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, USA In 1999 he was awarded the Comstock Prize in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences.[ Received the 2016 Gold Medal from the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). The award, ISMRM's highest honor, was given to Hahn for his creation of pulsed magnetic resonance and processes of signal refocusing which are essential to modern day MR He was married twice, to Marian Ethel Failing in 1944 and, after her death in 1978, to Natalie Woodford Hodgson in 1980. Erwin Hahn is survived by his widow Natalie Hahn, his children David, Deborah and Katherine, his stepchildren Welles and Elisabeth, his grandchildren Andrew and Christopher Hahn and Cecilia Caruso, and his great-grandchildren Owen, Hudson and Ethan Hahn. Foreign Member 11/05/2000 78 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 9 Jun 1921 - 20 Sep 2016 NA3126 21/11/2001 Andyg Gudrun 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/20482770 c1278c94-c68a-45ce-a61b-c50cdabaa051