Background
Weiss, Emilio was born on October 4, 1918 in Pakrac, Yugoslavia. Came to the United States, 1939. Son of Edoardo and Vanda (Schrenger) Weiss.
Weiss, Emilio was born on October 4, 1918 in Pakrac, Yugoslavia. Came to the United States, 1939. Son of Edoardo and Vanda (Schrenger) Weiss.
Student, University Rome, Italy, 1938. Bachelor of Arts in Zoology, University Kansas, 1941. Master of Science in Bacteriology, University Chicago, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy in Bacteriology, University Chicago, 1948.
Teaching assistant, University of Chicago, 1942, 47-48; instructor, Loyola University Medical School, Chicago, 1947-1948; research associate instructor, University of Chicago, 1948-1950; assistant professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1950-1953; branch chief, Chemical Corps Biology laboratories, Frederick, Maryland., 1953-1954; from assistant head to director department microbiology, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1954-1979; chair of science, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979-1986; science emeritus, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1986. Research professor uniformed services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, 1977-1985. Lecturer U. Maryland., College Park, 1982-1985.
Captain United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Society for Rickettsiology (president 1980-1982), American Society for Microbiology (editorial board 1972-1983, section chairperson 1976), Society Experimental Biological Medicine (section chairperson 1976), American Society Immunology.
Married Hilda Damick, June 23, 1943. Children: Natalie Ann Holzwarth, Elizabeth Rae.