Background
Price, David Edgar was born on July 5, 1914 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Charles David and Pearl Mae (McCune) Price.
Price, David Edgar was born on July 5, 1914 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Charles David and Pearl Mae (McCune) Price.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity California at Berkeley, 1936; Master of Arts, University California at Berkeley, 1937; Doctor of Medicine, University California at Berkeley, 1940; Master of Public Health, Johns Hopkins, 1945; Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Public Hygiene, Johns Hopkins, 1946.
Commissioned officer, United States Public Health Service, 1941; epidemiologist, United States Public Health Service (San Diego Health Department), 1941-1942; staff physician, United States Public Health Service (Venereal Disease Center), Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1942-1944; assistant to chief of research grants division, National Institutes of Health, 1946-1947; chief of cancer research grants, National Institutes of Health, 1947-1948; chief division research grants, National Institutes of Health, 1948-1950; associate dir, National Institutes of Health, 1950-1952; assistant surgeon general, United States Public Health Service, Washington, 1952-1957; deputy chief, United States Public Health Service (Bureau Medical Services), 1957-1958; chief, United States Public Health Service (Bureau State Services), 1958-1960; deputy director, National Institutes of Health, 1960-1962; deputy surgeon general, United States Public Health Service, 1962-1965; program adviser family planning, Ford Foundation, India, 1965-1967; professor public health administration, Johns Hopkins School Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, 1967-1979; professor emeritus, Johns Hopkins School Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, since 1979.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Chi.
Married Jean Shearer, June 5, 1936. Children— William David, Janet Ruth.