Curt Richter and Garry Moore
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Marker Inscription
Curt Richter, Ph.D 1894-1988. Discoverer of biorhythms/the biological clock. Head of John Hopkins psychobiology laboratory. Garry Moore 1915-1993 Host of 1950s and 1960s television variety shows.
Erected by Bolton Hill Historic District
The Story
This plaque honors two very different Baltimore figures. Curt Richter, longtime head of the psychobiology laboratory at Johns Hopkins, did pioneering research on the body's internal "biological clock." Beside him is remembered Garry Moore, the genial host of 1950s and 1960s television variety shows.
Why it matters
Together they reflect mid-century Baltimore's twin contributions to American life: cutting-edge science and the golden age of broadcasting.
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- · Curt Richter
- · Garry Moore
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