Heinz Specht ’30

Heinz Specht, a physiologist who had headed the laboratory of physical biology at the Natl. Institutes of Health, died Nov. 4, 1997, at the Fairhaven retirement facility in Sykesville, Md., after fighting Parkinson's disease for over 10 years. He was 90.

Heinz was associated with NIH from 1935-71 and pioneered research for breathing at high altitudes in space and in great depths. He headed bureaus of the NIH Office of Intl. Research in Tokyo and Paris and retired in 1971 as special assistant to the director of the Fogarty Intl. Center and NIH grants program.

Born in Utica, N.Y., he majored in biology at Princeton and received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science, and the American Physiology Society.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Louise, four children, and nine grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to his family.