Neurobiologist Paul Greengard ’48 and his family were recently featured in the
New York Daily News for their outstanding accomplishments. Greengard shared the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for Medicine. Ursula von Rydingsvard, his wife, is a renowned modern artist. His children all excel in their chosen occupations, maybe even considered geniuses in their respective fields: Leslie, a mathematician, Ursula, a former producer for CNN, and Claude, the head of IBM”s Silicon Valley research committee. He attended Hamilton College with government money awarded from the G.I. Bill, and graduated the college in only two years.
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