Background
Koshland, Daniel Edward was born on March 30, 1920 in New York City. Son of Daniel Edward and Eleanor (Haas) Koshland.
Koshland, Daniel Edward was born on March 30, 1920 in New York City. Son of Daniel Edward and Eleanor (Haas) Koshland.
Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Weizmann Institute Science, 1984; Doctor of Science (honorary), Carnegie Mellon U., 1985; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Simon Fraser U., 1986; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Mount Sinai U. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Chicago, 1992; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1992.
Chemist, Shell Chemical Company, Martinez, 1941-1942;
research associate, Manhattan District University of Chicago, 1942-1944;
group leader, Oak Ridge National laboratories, 1944-1946;
postdoctoral fellow, Harvard, 1949-1951;
staff, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1951-1965;
affiliate, Rockefeller Institute, New York City, 1958-1965;
professor biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1965-1997;
professor molecular biology, University of California, Berkeley, since 1997;
department chairman, University of California, Berkeley, 1973-1978. Fellow All Souls, University of Oxford, 1972. Phi Beta Kappa lecturer, 1976.
John Edsall lecturer Harvard University, 1980, William H. Stein lecturer Rockefeller U., 1985. Robert Woodward visiting professor Harvard University, 1986. G. N. Lewis lecturer University of California, Berkeley.
Member NAS, American Chemical Society (Edgar Fahs Smith award 1979, Pauling award 1979, Rosentiel award 1984, Waterford prize 1984), American Philosophical Society, American Society Biological Chemists (president), American Academy Arts and Sciences (county), Academy Forum (chairman), Japanese Bio-chemical Society (honorary), Royal Swedish Academy.Scis. (honorary), Alpha Omega Alpha (honorary).
Married Marian Elliott, May 25, 1945. Children: Ellen, Phyllis, James, Gail, Douglas.