Background
Hersh, Amos Henry was born on November 2, 1891 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George and Margaret (Rudy) Hersh.
Hersh, Amos Henry was born on November 2, 1891 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George and Margaret (Rudy) Hersh.
Bachelor of Arts, Franklin and Marshall College, 1914, Master of Arts, 1915, Doctor of Science, 1946. Student Princeton, 1915-1916. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Illinois (fellow in zoology, 1919-1922), 1922.
Graduate assistant in biology Princeton, 1915-1916. Instructor in zoology Kansas State College, 1916-1918. Instructor in biology Marquette University, 1918-1919.
Instructor in zoology University of Michigan, 1922-1923.
Instructor biology Western Reserve University, 1923-1925, assistant professor, 1925-1936, associate professor, 1936-1946, professor biology, since 1946.
Fellow Ohio Academy Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Zoologists, American Society Naturalists, Genetics Society of America, American Society Human Genetics, Society for Study Development and Growth.
Married Roselle Karrer, August 19, 1922. Children: Charles Karrer, Robert Tweed.