Otto Loewi, 1873-1961

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Head and shoulders three-quarter view of Dr. Otto Loewi. Dr. Loewi, who received the Nobel Prize in 1936 for his work on acetylcholine, was a war refugee when he was invited to join the Department of Pharmacology as Research Professor in 1940.

Emanuel Libman

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Portrait of Dr. Emanuel Libman, inscribed, "To Bullowa, with my appreciation and best wishes. Emanuel Libman, October 15, 1932. Dr. Libman was a cardiologist at Mt. Sinai Hospital.

L. Lichtwitz

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Dr. Lichtwitz headed the Department of Internal Medicine at the City Hospital in Altona, Germany. He emigrated to this country in the 1930's and was appointed director of the Department of Internal Medicine at Montefiore Hospital.