Carl Richard Partanen

Background

Partanen, Carl Richard was born on November 23, 1921 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Emil and Ellen (Engstrom) Partanen.

Education

Student, Multnomah Junior College, 1946-1948; Bachelor of Arts, Lewis and Clark College, 1950; Master of Arts, Harvard, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1954.

Career

American Cancer Society postdoctoral research fellow, Columbia, 1954-1955; American Cancer Society postdoctoral research fellow, Harvard, 1955-1957; research associate, Childrens Cancer Research Foundation, Boston, 1957-1961; associate professor biology, U. Pittsburgh, 1961-1964; professor biology, U. Pittsburgh, 1964-1986; chairman biology, U. Pittsburgh, 1964-1970; professor emeritus, U. Pittsburgh, since 1987; Research fellow, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1971-1972; Research fellow, U. Nottingham, England, 1978-1979.

Achievements

• Carl Richard Partanen has been listed as a noteworthy biology professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Botanical Society of America, Society for Development Biology, Society for In Vitro Biology.

Connections

Married Jane Nelson, June 24, 1961. Children: Karen, Kirsten, Richard (deceased).

Father:

Emil Partanen

Mother:

Ellen (Engstrom) Partanen

Spouse:

Jane Nelson

child:

Richard Partanen (deceased)

child:

Kirsten Partanen

child:

Karen Partanen