Francis Newton LeBaron

Background

LeBaron, Francis Newton was born on July 26, 1922 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Paul Burrows and Dorothy (Lamson) LeB.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944; Master of Arts, Boston University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1951.

Career

Association biochemist, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, 1957-1964; associate biological chemist, Harvard University Medical School, 1959-1964; associate professor biochemistry, U. New Mexico Medical School, 1964-1969; professor, U. New Mexico Medical School, 1969-1983; department chairman, U. New Mexico Medical School, 1971-1978; chairman ad hoc nutrition planning commission, U. New Mexico Medical School, 1969. Visiting scholar Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1974-1975.

Achievements

• Francis Newton LeBaron has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Chemical Society, Bio-chemical Society (London), American Society Biological Chemists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society Neurochemistry, American Society Neurochemistry (president 1969-1971), Theta Delta Chi.

Connections

Married Margaret Lenore Shaw, July 8, 1953 (deceased May 11, 2009). 1 child, Geoffrey Shaw.

Father:

Paul Burrows LeB.

Mother:

Dorothy (Lamson) LeB.

Spouse:

Margaret Lenore Shaw

child:

Geoffrey Shaw LeBaron