Background
Swift, Hewson Hoyt was born on November 8, 1920 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of Arthur L., Junior and Hildegarde (Hoyt) Swift.
Swift, Hewson Hoyt was born on November 8, 1920 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of Arthur L., Junior and Hildegarde (Hoyt) Swift.
AB, Swarthmore College, 1942. Master of Science, State University Iowa, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1950.
Curator spiders United States National Museum, Washington, 1945-1946. Lecturer zoology Columbia, 1948-1949. Member faculty University Chicago, 1949—2004, professor zoology, 1958-1970, Distinguished Service professor biology and pathology, 1971-1977, chairman department biology, 1972-1977, George Wells Beadle Distinguished Service professor biology and pathology, 1977-1984, former George Wells Beadle Distinguished Service professor department molecular genetics and cell biology and department pathology.
Visiting professor Harvard University, 1970-1971. Visiting senior scientist Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia, 1977-1978. Member cell biology study section National Institutes of Health, 1958-1962.
Member development advisory panel National Science Foundation, 1962-1965. Advisory panel etiology of cancer American Cancer Society, 1965-1970. Member advisory panel National Cancer Institute, 1972-1975.
About 130 scientific research articles.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (chairman section on cellular and developmental biology 1974-1977). Member American Society Cell Biology (president 1964, editorial board of Journal), Histochem. Society (president 1973, editorial board journal.), Electron Microscope Society of America, Genetics Society of America, National Academy of Sciences India (foreign associate).
Wildlife study, photography.
Married Joan Woodcock, June 6, 1942. Children: Deirdre Anne, Barbara Jean.