Title:

Letter from Rita Levi-Montalcini to Marshall W. Nirenberg

Creator:

Levi-Montalcini, Rita
International Council of Human Duties

Recipient:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Nirenberg, Marshall W.

Date:

13 December 1995

Description:

The 1986 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, Rita Levi-Montalcini, updates Nirenberg on a meeting of outstanding scientists and intellectuals in Italy to draft a "Declaration of Human Duties." The twelve principle duties are provided in an attached brochure, which also contains the names of those subscribing to the document. The group called for such things as respecting human dignity and diversity, protecting nature, and promoting peace. Levi-Montalcini suggests that Nirenberg's approval and support would be "of invaluable importance in the success of this project."

Location:

Box: 19. Folder: 62

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

The Trieste Declaration of Human Duties, 1993

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

JJBBSM

NLM ID:

101584910X301

Profiles Collection:

The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X301

Story Section:

Beyond the Laboratory: Professional, Personal, and Political Life, 1967-2002