Background
Barkhuus, Arne was born on August 24, 1906 in Copenhagen. Son of Carl and Alma (Langkilde) Barkhuus. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1972.
Barkhuus, Arne was born on August 24, 1906 in Copenhagen. Son of Carl and Alma (Langkilde) Barkhuus. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1972.
Bachelor of Arts, University Copenhagen, 1926; Doctor of Medicine, University Copenhagen, 1933; postgraduate, London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1934, 36-37; Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Public Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University, 1938.
Intern, then resident, Blegdamshosp., Copenhagen, 1934, 36;
medical officer, British Red Cross in Ethiopia, 1935-1936;
adviser, Ministry Health, Caracas, Venezuela, 1938-1939;
lecturer department hygiene, University of California at Berkeley, 1940-1942;
member, Milbank Memorial Fund, 1942-1944;
public health expert, United States Foreign Economics Administration Mission to Ethiopia, 1944-1945;
consultant, Defense Department, 1945-1946;
with, United Nations Department Trusteeship, 1946-1955. Public health expert, chief medical officer for Arab refugees, 1948. Director health services regional office World Health Organization, S.E. Asia, 1955-1959, chief public health training section, Geneva, 1959-1960.
Senior public health administrator African regional office, 1960-1962. Chief national health planning World Health Organization, Geneva, 1962-1968. Professor public health practice Columbia University, New York City, 1969-1973, Adjunct Professor public health, 1973-1983.
Consultant World Health Organization, Agency for International Development, in Cambodia, 1968, The Philippines, 1972, Haiti and West Africa, 1974, Chad, 1976.
Member Danish Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Clubs: Explorers.
Married Anneli von dem Hagen, January 1941 (deceased 1947). Married Adda von Bruemmer, February 1951.