Background
Patten, Bradley Merrill was born on June 14, 1889 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William and Mary Elizabeth (Merrill) Patten.
Patten, Bradley Merrill was born on June 14, 1889 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William and Mary Elizabeth (Merrill) Patten.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1911, Chamberlin fellow 1911-1912. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1912. Doctor of Philosophy, 1914.
1 daughter, Elizabeth (Mistress Walter East. Garrey). Assistant in zoology Harvard University, 1912-1914. Instructor in histology and embryology, Western Reserve University Medical School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1914-1916, senior instructor, 1916-1918, assistant professor, 1918-1921, associate professor, 1921-1934.
Assistant director for medical sciences.
Rockfeller Foundation, 1934-1936. Professor, head department anatomy, medical school University of Michigan, 1936-1959, emeritus, 1959-1971.
United States hydrographer International Ice Patrol, 1914. Visiting investigator, Carnegie Embryological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland., 1925, Pathology
Institute, Vienna, 1927.
National Sigma Xi lecturer, 1949-1950. Visiting professor U. Prize ring (The), 1952, U. Otago Medical School, New Zealand., 1954, Medical School, University Buenos Aires, 1958. U. Miami, 1959; U. Adelaide, Australia, 1961.
Contributing member White House Conference on Child Health and Protection, 1930.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ohio Academy Science. Member American Naturalists, American Society Zoologists, American Association Anatomists (Second vice president 1934-1936), Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Michigan Medical Society (honorary life), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Barbara Standish, June 13, 1914.