Denham Harman

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Denham Harman (February 14, 1916 – November 25, 2014) was an American biogerontologist. He was the professor emeritus at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.[1][2] Harman was widely known as the "father of the free radical theory of aging".[3]

Harman died in Omaha, Nebraska on November 25, 2014 from a short-illness, aged 98.[4]

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  1. "Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D.: Pioneering aging research for five decades". Health. University of Nebraska at Omaha. 2008–2009. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
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  3. Colman, John (July 2004). "Denham Harman: A Pioneer in Gerontology and Anti-aging Research". Life Extension Magazine. Life Extension Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
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