David Kritchevsky

Background

Kritchevsky, David was born on January 25, 1920 in Kharkov, Russia. Arrived in the United States, 1923, naturalized, 1929. Son of Jacob and Leah (Kritchevsky) Kritchevsky.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1939; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1948.

Career

Chemist, Ninol laboratories, Chicago, 1939-1946; postdoctoral fellow, Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1948-1949; biochemist, Radiation Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, 1950-1952; biochemist, Lederle Laboratory, Pearl River, New York, 1952-1957; biochemist, Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, since 1957; professor biochemistry School Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1965; professor emeritus, since 1992; professor biochemistry School Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1992; chairman graduate group molecular biology, University of Pennsylvania, 1972-1984. Member United States Public Health Service study section National Heart Institute, 1964-1968, 72-76. Chairman research committee Special Dairy Industry Board, 1963-1970.

Member food and nutrition board NAS, 1976-1982.

Achievements

• David Kritchevsky has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Advances in Lipid Research, Volume 23;

Membership

Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Oil Chemists (chairman methods committee 1963-1964), American College Nutrition (award 1978), American Institute Nutrition (president 1979, Borden award 1974), American Oil Chemists Society. Member: American Oil Chemistry Society, International Society Fat Research, American Heart Association (special recognition council on atherosclerosis 1993), Arteriosclerosis Council, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine 1985-1987, American Chemical Society (award Philadelphia section 1977), American Society Biological Chemists.

Connections

Married Evelyn Sholtes, December 21, 1947;children— Barbara Ann, Janice Eileen, Stephen Bennett.

Father:

Jacob Kritchevsky

Mother:

Leah (Kritchevsky) Kritchevsky

Spouse:

Evelyn Sholtes

child:

Janice Eileen Kritchevsky

child:

Barbara Ann Kritchevsky

child:

Stephen Bennett Kritchevsky