Frederick Fuller Russell

Background

Russell, Frederick Fuller was born on August 17, 1870 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of George Daniel and Anna Cecelia (Fuller) Russell.

Education

Cornell University; Columbia University. College, of Physicians and Surgeons, Doctor of Medicine. 1893; George Washington University, Doctor of Science (Honorary).

Lieutenant Colonel, A.M.C., 1917, Colonel, 1917, Resigned, 1920. Brigadier General Missouri Reserve Corps, 1921. Member National Board of Medical Examiners, 1919.

Joined the Rockefeller Foundation, 1920, appointed member of the State Public Health Council, State of New York, since 1924.

Career

Commissioned First lieutenant assistant surgeon, United States Army, December 12, 1898. Captain assistant surgeon, December 1903. Major, January 1909, colonel, May 1917, resigned July 11, 1920.

Brig. general M.O.R.C., United States Army, November 4, 1921. Curator, Army Medical Museum, Washington, 1907-1913. Instructor bacteriology and clinical microscopy Army Medical School, 1907-1913.

Pathologist Columbia Hospital, 1908-1913. Professor pathology and bacteriology George Washington University, 1909-1913. Lecturer tropical medicine New York Post-Graduate Medical School, 1913-1914.

Chief Board of Health Laboratory, Ancon, Canal Zone, 1915-1917. In charge Division Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Service of Surgeon General’ General’ s Office, United States Army, during World War. Director Public Health Laboratory Service of International Health Board, 1920-1923.

General director International Health Board, division Rockefeller Foundation, 1923-1935. Lecturer preventive medicine and hygiene Harvard Medical School, Harvard School Public Health, 1935, professor preventive medicine and epidemiology, 1936-1938, professor emeritus since 1938.

Membership

Member Public Health Council, State New York, 1924-1936. Fellow A.S.C., American Public Health Association, New York Academy of Medicine. Member of the American Medical Association, Association American Physicians, Royal Medical Society Budapest, Hungary, Zeta Psi, Theta Chi.

Member Gesellschaft der Aerzte, Vienna, Austria. Club: Harvard (Boston).

• Club: Century.

Connections

Married Mathilde Johann Wolfgang Busse, November 2, 1899.

Father:

George Daniel Russell

Mother:

Anna Cecelia (Fuller) Russell

Spouse:

Mathilde Johann Wolfgang Busse