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Von Békésy, Georg, 1899-1972

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role Collector
dates 1899-1972
city Manoa
stateHI
other citiesBudapest, Hungary; Geneva, Switzerland; Berlin, Germany; Stockholm, Sweden: Cambridge, MA;
sex M
historical notes Art collector, physicist, physiologist, educator, and Nobel Prize winner. Von Békésy collected paintings, engravings, sculpture, and ancient artifacts which he left to the Nobel Foundation.
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1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
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Papers of Georg Von Békésy, 1928-1972 (bulk 1955-1970) see details...