James A. Shannon Born (1904-08-09)August 9, 1904 New York City, New York[1] Died May 20, 1994(1994-05-20) (aged 89) Baltimore, Maryland[2] Cause of death Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm Alma mater College of the Holy Cross New York University (Ph.D., 1929) Spouse(s) Alice M. Waterhouse Children Alice Shannon Stolzberg J. Anthony Shannon Awards Public Welfare Medal (1962) National Medal of Science[3] (1974) Scientific career Fields Nephrology