George L. Wied, MD, FIAC (1922-2004) was a great force within the IAC. He was among the founders of the IAC 1957 in Brussels and served on the Executive Council for 47 years. He was Editor of Acta Cytologica for many years.
With inspiration and wisdom he supported, guided and influenced many generations of cytopathologists. As a great organizer he was instrumental in the development and advancement of tutorials, of teaching aids and congresses. His research laid the foundation for automation in cytology. The award is presented at the International Congresses.
Dr. George L. Wied was born in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary), Czechia, in 1921 and studied medicine at LCharles University in Prague, where he received his M.D. in 1945. Between 1946 and 1948 he was resident in obstretics an gynecology at the University of Munich , and then went on to become assistant Professor at the Free University of West Berlin in 1948.
Wied came to the United States in 1950 to study cytology with George N. Papanicolou at Cornell University and began his illustrous career in Chicago in 1954 as an assistant professor of cytology. He received tenure in 1965 and stayed at that university until retirement.
Dr. Wied was not only a great force in the field of cytology, but also made a name for himself as a great amateur pianist and conductor, as well as painting portraits of his collegues.
Robert Y. Osamura
Previous winners since 1995
2022 |
Torill Sauer, MD, FIAC(em), Norway |
2019 |
Liu Dong-ge, MD, MIAC, China |
2016 |
Louis Thienpont, MIAC(em), Belgium |
2013 |
Mathilde E. Boon, MD, FIAC, The Netherlands |
2010 |
Sow-Hsong Kuo, MD, FIAC, Taiwan |
2007 |
Ulrich Schenck, MD, FIAC, Germany |
2004 |
Alain P. Verhest, MD, FIAC, Belgium |
2001 |
Peter H. Bartels, PhD, FIAC(hon), U.S.A |
1998 |
Alexander Meisels, MD, FIAC, Canada |
1995 |
Marluce Bibbo, MD, FIAC, U.S.A. |