Ernest Sachs Jr. | |
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| Born | October 2, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 2001 (aged 85) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Education | St. Louis Country Day School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
| Spouse | Jeanne O'Sullivan |
| Children | 4 sons, 2 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Ernest Sachs Mary Parmly Koues |
| Relatives | Marcus Goldman (maternal great-grandfather) Henry Goldman (maternal great-uncle) Bernard Sachs (paternal great-uncle) Samuel Sachs (paternal great-uncle) Julius Sachs (paternal grandfather) Soma Weiss (cousin) |
Ernest Sachs Jr. (October 2, 1916 – December 3, 2001) was an American neurosurgeon. The great-grandson of Goldman Sachs's founder, he was a neurosurgeon at Dartmouth College's Hitchcock Medical Center for 30 years. He promoted the use of the seat belt from the early 1960s onward. He researched the cause of schizophrenia as well as Ramsay Hunt syndrome, brain tumors and head injuries.