Earl P. Benditt, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEarl P. Benditt
American pathologist
Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1916
Date of Death: 27-May-1996
Profession: pathologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Earl P. Benditt
- Earl Philip Benditt (April 15, 1916 – May 27, 1996) was an American pathologist, known for his research on hardening of the arteries.
- Benditt was a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
- Benditt published approximately 250 scientific papers.
- Benditt was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a recipient of the Rous-Whipple Award as well as the Gold-Headed Cane from the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists.
- Benditt was the Chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of Washington from 1957 to 1981.
- The National Academies Press called him "a preeminent twentieth-century experimental pathologist".
- The New York Times called him "a specialist in blood vessel and artery diseases".
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