Background
King, Frederick Alexander was born on October 3, 1925 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Aloysius and Louise Bisset (Gallant) King.
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Frederick Alexander King
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AB, Stanford University, 1953; AM, Johns Hopkins University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1956.
Career
Instructor psychology, Johns Hopkins University, 1954-1956;
assistant professor psychiatry, Ohio State University, 1957-1959;
member of faculty, College Medicine, U. Florida, 1959-1978;
assistant, then associate professor, then professor neurosurgery, College Medicine, U. Florida, 1965-1969;
professor, department chairman neuroscience, College Medicine, U. Florida, 1969-1978;
director/co-director, Center Neurobiol. Sciences, 1964-1978;
director Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, research professor neurobiology, professor anatomy and cell biology, psychology, associate dean School Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, 1978-1994;
director emeritus Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, since 1994;
professor emeritus anatomy and cell biology, Emory University School Medicine, since 1996. Adjunct Professor psychology Emory and Georgia Institute Technology.
Member of advisory committee Primate Research Centers, National Institutes of Health, 1969-1973. Member psychobiology advisory panel, biological and medical science division National Science Foundation, 1963-1967, consultant medical and biological science, 1967-1970. Chairman research scientist development review committee National Institute of Mental Health, 1969-1970, 75-78, Chairman of Commission for coordination and communication for directors in biological research training programs, 1972-1978.
Secretary-treasurer Florida Anatomical Board, 1969-1971. Vice Chairman of the Board science advisers Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, 1974-1978. Member brain science committee National Research Council-National Academy Sciences, 1974-1978.
Member international science advisory board National Museum Kenya, since 1983. Member committee for national surveyof laboratory animals NAS, 1985-1988, also ILAR committee.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, 51. Member International Neuropsychology Society (secretary-treasurer), Society Neurosci. (Chairman of Commission on education, chair commission on animals in research 1987, chair subcommittee primates in research 1983-1990), American Psychological Association (chairman membership com.divsn. physiological and comparative psychology, Chairman of Commission for animal research and experimentation, board science affairs, special citation for leadership in science psychology 1984, president division comparative and physiological psychology 1989-1990), American Association for Accrediation of Laboratory Animal Care (bd.trustees 1987-1990), National Association biomedical Research (board directors 1987-1989), Incurably Ill for Animal Research (board advisors 1987-1989, board directors 1989-1996), Americans for Medical Progress (board directors 1990-1995), National Institutes of Health (advising committee to director 1991-1994).
Connections
Married Sally Wolff King. Children: Alexander Karell, Elizabeth Gallant.
