Franklin Howard West

Background

West, Franklin Howard was born on August 31, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Herman Oscar and Esther (Risberg) W.

Education

AB, Dartmouth College, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1945.

Career

Medical staff, Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, since 1951; senior attending psychiatrist, Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, since 1975; private practice. Member of faculty Medical School, Hahnemann U., Philadelphia, 1951-1986. Board directors, TheWest Company, Inc., Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

Achievements

• Franklin Howard West has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee, Tyler Arboretum, Lima, Pennsylvania, 1968-1983, Rhododendron Research Foundation, Federal Way, Washington, 1979-1984. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1948. Fellow American Psychiatric Association.

Member American Rhododendron Society (board directors 1979-1987), Philadelphia Country Club.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, photography, music appreciation, ornithology.

Connections

Married Lela Maxine Calvin, July 1, 1944 (divorced 1982). Children: Catherine B., Janet E., Frances A., David C., Thomas F. Married Elizabeth Julia Martin, February 13, 1982.

Children: Beth Ann Walker, Heather Rose West.

Father:

Herman Oscar West

Mother:

Esther (Risberg) West

Spouse:

Elizabeth Julia Martin

Spouse:

Lela Maxine Calvin

child:

David C. West

child:

Janet E. West

child:

Thomas F. West

child:

Catherine B. West

child:

Heather Rose West

child:

Frances A. West

child:

Beth Ann Walker West