Background
Ahrens,, Edward Hamblin was born on May 21, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hamblin Edward and Pauline (Forsyth) Ahrens.
Ahrens,, Edward Hamblin was born on May 21, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hamblin Edward and Pauline (Forsyth) Ahrens.
Graduate, Hotchkiss School, 1933. Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1937. Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Harvard University, 1941.
Doctor of Medicine(honorary), University Lund, Sweden, 1976. Doctor of Medicine(honorary), University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1988.
Intern Babies Hospital of New York, 1942—1943, chief resident, 1951—1952. Research assistant Rockefeller University, 1946—1949, from associate to professor, 1952—1985. Professor emeritus, 1985—2000.
President Mountain Top Arboretum, 1977—1997, chairman, 1997—2000. Board managers New York Botanical Garden, 1981—1993. Member of National Academy of Sciences, Association Patient-Oriented Research, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, American Society Biological Chemists, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Gertrude A. Fobes, September 12, 1940. Children: Sandra H., Peter Forsyth, Burgess.