Background
Krakower, Cecil Alexander was born on September 4, 1907 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Harry and Clara (Roth) Krakower.
Krakower, Cecil Alexander was born on September 4, 1907 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Harry and Clara (Roth) Krakower.
Bachelor of Science, McGill University, 1928. Doctor of Medicine, McGill University, 1932.
Instructor pathology, Harvard University, 1934-1936; associate pathology, School Tropical Medicine, Columbia University, 1936-1939; assistant professor, School Tropical Medicine, Columbia University, 1939-1943; associate professor pathology, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1944-1948; professor, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1948-1973; head Department, University Illinois College Medicine, 1955-1973; distinguished research professor, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1973-1977; professor emeritus, ^, 1977-1989; pathologist-in-chief, University of Illinois Hospitals, 1955-1973.
Member American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, American Society Experimental Pathology, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American College Pathologists, International Academy Pathology, Sigma Xi.
Married Emma de la Rosa, March 10, 1939. Children: Daniel, Diana.