Thomas Neville Bonner (28 May 1923 – 2 September 2003) was professor emeritus at Wayne State University and a leading historian of medicine.[1] Bonner was the twelfth President of the University of New Hampshire from 1971 to 1974. After 3 years at UNH he became the fifteenth president of Union College from 1974 to 1978. He then became the seventh president of Wayne State University from 1978 to 1982. Bonner was a U.S. Army World War II veteran as part of the Army Signal Intelligence Unit in Europe.[2] He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona.

Thomas N. Bonner
12th President of the University of New Hampshire
In office
1971–1974
Preceded byJohn W. McConnell
Succeeded byEugene S. Mills
15th President of Union College
In office
1974–1978
Preceded byHarold Clark Martin
Succeeded byJohn Selwyn Morris
7th President of Wayne State University
In office
1978–1982
Preceded byGeorge E. Gullen Jr.
Succeeded byDavid Adamany
Personal details
Born(1923-05-28)May 28, 1923
Rochester, New York, US
DiedSeptember 2, 2003(2003-09-02) (aged 80)
Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Alma materUniversity of Rochester

Selected publications

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  • Iconoclast: Abraham Flexner and a Life in Learning
  • To the Ends of the Earth: Women's Search for Education in Medicine
  • Becoming a Physician: Medical Education in Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, 1750–1945
  • Medicine in Chicago, 1850–1950: A Chapter in the Social and Scientific Development of a City
  • American Doctors and German Universities: A Chapter in Intellectual Relations, 1870–1914
  • The Kansas doctor: A century of pioneering
  • Our Recent Past
  • The contemporary world: The social sciences in historical perspective

References

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  1. ^ Lurie, E. (1 April 2004). "In Memoriam: Thomas Neville Bonner, 1923–2003". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. 59 (2): 290–292. doi:10.1093/jhmas/jrh070. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Wayne State President Thomas N. Bonner dies at 80".
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