Background
Davies, Arthur Michael was born on February 11, 1924 in Wallasey, England. Son of Samuel and Dora Rebecca (Frost) Davies.
public health educator researcher
Davies, Arthur Michael was born on February 11, 1924 in Wallasey, England. Son of Samuel and Dora Rebecca (Frost) Davies.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Manchester, England, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, U. Manchester, England, 1956.
Assistant lecturer in microbiology, King College Medical School, U. London, 1949-1950;
epidemiologist, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Nes Ziona, Israel, 1950-1953;
from lecturer to professor, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1953-1967;
teaching fellow, Harvard University, Boston, 1956-1957;
chief epidemiologist, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, 1958-1960;
coordinator, National Public Health Svc., Monrovia, Liberia, 1960-1961;
professor public health, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1967-1990;
director School Public Health, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1984-1986;
professor public health emeritus, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, since 1990. Director Brookdale Institute Gerontology, 1978-1982. Visiting science National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1969.
Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1966-1996, member global advising committee on health research, 1991-1993, chairman Aspher-World Health Organization task force on training of public health professionals, Copenhagen, 1989-1991. Consultant Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, 1960-1994. Visiting professor U. Beersheva, Israel, University Texas, Harvard University, U. London.
Captain Royal Army Medical Corps, 1947-1949. Fellow Royal College Physicians (London), Faculty Public Health Medicine. Member Royal College Surgeons (England), Royal Society Medicine, International Epidemiological Association (co-founder), Association Schools Public Health in Europe (president 1983-1984), British Medical Association.
Married Betty Rose Benjamin, July 19, 1946. Children: Perry, Jonathan.