Background
Herber, Elmer Charles was born on January 26, 1900 in New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alfred James and Amanda (Sieger) Herber.
Herber, Elmer Charles was born on January 26, 1900 in New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alfred James and Amanda (Sieger) Herber.
Bachelor of Arts, Ursinus College, 1925. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1929. Doctor of Science, Johns Hopkins, 1941.
Instructor to associate professor biology Dickinson College, 1929-1950, professor 1950-1984, head department, 1955-1965. Parasitologist Stream Control Commission, Michigan, 1940, 41. Head biology department Evening College, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1946-1947.
Member of commission Schistosome Dermatitis Investigation, El Salvador, 1960.
Visiting professor biology Messiah College, 1968-1970. Honorary collaborator Smithsonian Institution, 1957-1984.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Pennsylvania Academy Science (president 1954), American Society Parasitology, Sigma Xi.
Married Verna Rosa Weiss, June 15, 1929. 1 child, Charles Joseph.