Calvin Trexler Klopp

Background

Klopp, Calvin Trexler was born on December 7, 1912 in Atlantic City. Son of Ray Calvin and Sally Minerva (Trexler) Klopp.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1934; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Harvard University, Boston, 1938.

Career

Resident in surgery, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1938-1941; assistant professor surgery, George Washington University, Washington, 1945-1947; surgeon, George Washington University Hospital, 1946-1978; professor surgery, George Washington University, Washington, 1947-1978; professor emeritus, George Washington University, Washington, since 1978. Consultant United States Navy Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland., 1946-1978, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1948-1978.

Achievements

• Calvin Trexler Klopp has been listed as a noteworthy surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945. Fellow American College of Surgeons (member commission on cancer 1952-1978). Member Cosmos Club.

Connections

Married Ellen Spangler, May, 1936. Children: Benjamin, Spangler, Cynthia.

Father:

Ray Calvin Klopp

Mother:

Sally Minerva (Trexler) Klopp

Spouse:

Ellen Spangler

child:

Cynthia Klopp

child:

Benjamin Klopp

child:

Spangler Klopp