Albert R. Behnke
Captain Albert Richard Behnke Jr. USN (ret.) (August 8, 1903 – January 16, 1992) was an American physician, who was principally responsible for developing the U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute. Behnke separated the symptoms of Arterial Gas Embolism (AGE) from those of decompression sickness and suggested the use of oxygen in recompression therapy.
Albert Richard Behnke Jr., MD | |
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| Nickname(s) | McGinty |
| Born | August 8, 1903 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | January 16, 1992 (aged 88) San Francisco, California |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1929–1959 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | Navy and Marine Corps Medal |
Behnke is also known as the "modern-day father" of human body composition for his work in developing the hydrodensitometry method of measuring body density, his standard man and woman models as well as a somatogram based on anthropometric measurements.
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