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William H. Schneider

William H. Schneider

Professor Emeritus of History
Professor of Medical Humanities and Health Studies
Adjunct Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
Department: History, Medical Humanities and Health Studies
whschnei@iupui.edu

Education

Education

  • B.A. Stanford University 1967
  • M.A. Duquesne University 1970
  • Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1976

Publications

Publications

  • (editor) Histories of HIVs: The Emergence of the Multiple Viruses That Caused the AIDS Epidemics (2021)
  • The Indiana University School of Medicine: A History (2021)
  • The History of Blood Transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa (2013)
  • The Story of One Life, co-editor of translation and annotation of autobiography of Ludwig Hirszfeld (2010)
  • (editor) Rockefeller Philanthropy and Modern Biomedicine: International Initiatives from World War I to the Cold War (2002)
  • Quality and Quantity: The Quest for Biological Regeneration in 20th Century France (1990);
  • An Empire for the Masses: The French Popular Image of Africa, 1870-1900 (1982);

 

Awards

Awards

Fulbright Scholar, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Endowment for the Humanities

Academic Interests

Academic Interests

History of science and medicine, French history and twentieth-century Europe; global health history; humanitarian assistance