M. Wharton Young

(1904 - 1986)

Neuroanatomist

M. Wharton Young, Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

M. Wharton Young was a neuroanatomist whose primary research was in the fields of baldness and deafness and who also did research on the anatomical basis of glaucoma. A Fulbright scholar, professor, and visiting lecturer, he served as chairman of the Ninth International Congress of Anatomists in Leningrad, Russia, in 1970. Dr. Young received the U.S. Department of Defense’s Pentagon Award for his research on the mechanics of blast injuries.

Additional Information

The Scurlock Studio: Picture of Prosperity

Biography of M. Wharton Young from Park View, D.C.