Background
TAYLOR, Carl was born on July 26, 1916 in Landour, U.P., India. Son of Doctor John C. Taylor and Doctor Elizabeth Siehl Taylor.
educator epidemiologist physician
TAYLOR, Carl was born on July 26, 1916 in Landour, U.P., India. Son of Doctor John C. Taylor and Doctor Elizabeth Siehl Taylor.
Bachelor of Science, Muskingum College, 1937. Doctor of Science, Muskingum College, 1962. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard, 1941.
Master in Public Health, Harvard, 1951. Department of Public Health, Harvard, 1953. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Towson University, 1974.
Intern, resident pathology, surgical staff, tropical disease research Gorgas Hospital, Panama, 1941—1944. Charge medical service Marine Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1944—1946. Superintendent Memorial Hospital, Fategarh, India, 1947—1950.
Research associate Harvard School Public Health, Boston, 1950—1952, assistant professor epidemiology, 1957—1959, associate professor, 1959-1961. Professor preventive and social medicine Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India, 1953—1956. Professor international health, chairman department international health Johns Hopkins School Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, 1961—1983, professor emeritus, since 1984.
Consultant Agency for International Development, since 1959. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund country representative in China, 1984—1987. Expert committee World Health Organization, 1963, 1966—1967, 1970—1973, 1975.
Member National Advisory Commission Health Manpower. Chairman National Council for International Health.
10 books and over 150 journal publications and chapters.
Fellow: American Public Health Association, Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Royal College Physicians. Member: National Academy Medicine, Institute Medicine, Indian Association for Advancement Medical Education, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Association Teachers Preventive Medicine.
Mountain climbing, photography, swimming.
Married Mary Daniels, February 14, 1943. Children: Daniel, Elizabeth, Henry.