Ernest Jawetz

Background

Jawetz, Ernest was born on June 9, 1916 in Vienna, Austria. Came to United States, 1939, naturalized, 1944. Son of Karl and Angela (Goldhammer) Jawetz.

Education

Student, University Vienna, 1938. Master of Science, University New Hampshire, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University California at San Francisco, 1942.

Doctor of Medicine, Stanford, 1945.

Career

Intern Stanford Lane Hospital, San Francisco, 1945-1946. Senior assistant surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1946-1948. Member faculty University California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1948-1984, professor microbiology and medicine, 1953-1987, chairman department microbiology, 1962-1978.

A. Wright lecturer, London, England, 1952, McArthur lecturer, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1952. University lecturer University London, 1962.

Achievements

• Ernest Jawetz has been listed as a noteworthy physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Federation Clinical Research (chairman Western section 1952), Western Society Clinical Research (president 1961), American Society Clinical Investigation, Western Association Physicians.

Connections

Married Mary Jean Morse, October 29, 1954. Children: Katherine, Steven, Michael, Anne.

Father:

Karl Jawetz

Mother:

Angela (Goldhammer) Jawetz

Spouse:

Mary Jean Morse

child:

Steven Jawetz

child:

Katherine Jawetz

child:

Michael Jawetz

child:

Anne Jawetz