Background
Sherwin, Carl Paxson was born on May 21, 1885 in Bristol, Indiana, United States. Son of Richard James and Clara Adelaide (Paxson) Sherwin.
Sherwin, Carl Paxson was born on May 21, 1885 in Bristol, Indiana, United States. Son of Richard James and Clara Adelaide (Paxson) Sherwin.
Student J.B. Stetson University, De Land, Florida, 1907-1908. Bachelor of Science, Hanover (Indiana) College, 1909. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1910.
Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1912.
Studied University of Berlin and the Sorbonne, Paris. Doctor Science, summa cum laude, Tübingen University, 1915.
Doctor of Medicine Fordham, 1920, Doctor of Laws, 1924. Doctor P.H., New York University, 1923.
Teaching fellow, Indiana University, 1909-1910. Chemistry assistant, University of Illinois, 1910-1912. Instructor high school, Quincy, Illinois, 1912-1913.
Research assistant in biochemistry, Tübingen University, 1913-1915.
Assistant professor biochemistry, Fordham Medical School, 1915-1917. Biochemist with United States.P.H.S., at Spartanburg, South Carolina., summer 1916.
Professor of biochemistry, Fordham University, 1917-1919, professor and head chemical department, 1919-1930, professor biological chemistry, 1919-1933. Specializing in practice diseases of metabolism.
Director department metabolism Saint Vincent’s and Broad Saint hospitals.
Associate attending physician French Hospital. Consultant physician Saint Mary's Hospital, Alice Hyde Memorial Hospital, Malone, New York, Miseracordia Hospital, New York City. Medical Consultant to Office of Price Administration.
Fellow American Medical Association, Academy of Medicine, New York Academy Science (vice president), American Geography Society. Member Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Society Biological Chemists, American Physiological Society, American Chemical Society, American Public Health Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Pharmaceutical Association, Harvey Society, Sigma Chi, Chi Zeta Chi, Delta Sigma, Rho Gamma Museum. Clubs: Indiana, Illinois University.
Married Effie Nickless, September 6, 1911. Children: Carl Paxson, Isabel Annual.