Background
Colwin, Arthur Lentz was born on January 26, 1911 in Sydney, Australia. Came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1942.
Colwin, Arthur Lentz was born on January 26, 1911 in Sydney, Australia. Came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1942.
Bachelor of Science, McGill University, 1933; Master of Science, McGill University, 1934; Doctor of Philosophy (National Research Council Canada fellow), McGill University, 1935-1936; Moyse Travelling fellow, Cambridge (England) University, 1934-1935; Seessel fellow, Yale, 1936-1937; Royal Society Canada fellow, Yale, 1937-1938.
Member faculty, Queens College, 1940-1973; professor, Queens College, 1957-1973; emeritus, Queens College, 1973; Adjunct Professor, Rosensteil School Marine and Atmospheric Science, U. Miami, Florida, since 1973. Fulbright research fellow Tokyo U., 1953-1954. Visiting scientist National Institute Medical Research, London, England., 1960.
Trustee Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1962-1972. Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member International Institute Developmental Biology, International Society Cell Biology, American Society Zoologists, Society Study Development and Growth, Society for Study of Reproduction, Electron Microscope Society of America Associate.
Married Laura North Hunter, June 15, 1940.