Background
Detweiler, David Kenneth was born on October 23, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David Rieser and Pearl Irene (Overholt) Detweiler.
educator veterinary physiologist Professor of Physiology
Detweiler, David Kenneth was born on October 23, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David Rieser and Pearl Irene (Overholt) Detweiler.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1942. Master of Science, University Pennsylvania, 1949. Doctor of Science (honorary), Ohio State University, 1966.
MVD (honorary), University of Vienna, Austria, 1968. Department of Motor Vehicles (honorary), University Turin, Italy, 1969.
Assistant instructor in physiology and pharmacology of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1942—1943, instructor, 1943—1945, associate in physiology, pharmacology, 1945—1947, assistant professor, 1947—1951, associate professor, 1951—1962, associate professor at the Graduate School Arts and Sciences, chairman of the department of veterinary medical science at the Graduate School Medicine, 1956—1968, director of comparative cardiovascular studies unit, 1960—1990, professor, head of the laboratory of physiology and pharmacology, 1962—1968, professor, head of the laboratory of physiology, 1968—1990, professor of the faculty arts & sciences, 1968—1990, chairman of the graduate group of comparative medical science, 1971—1987, professor emeritus, 1990—2009. Member of the Institute of Medicine of National Academy of Sciences, 1974—2009. Guest of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences.
Consultant of cardiovascular toxicology, 1950—2009.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: Veterinary Medical Alumni Society (Merit award University Pennsylvania 1981), American College Veterinary Internal Medicine (diplomate, cardiology group), Academy Veterinary Cardiology (president), American Heart Association, Council Basic Sciences, American Veterinary Medical Association (Gaines award and medal 1960, Honor Roll award 1990), New York Academy of Sciences, American Association Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, American Physiological Society, Phi Zeta, Sigma Xi.
Children: Ellen, Diane, Judith, Inge, Kenneth, David.