Background
Wassermann, Friedrich was born on August 13, 1884 in Munich, Germany. Son of Franz and Amalie (Fechheimer) Wassermann.
Wassermann, Friedrich was born on August 13, 1884 in Munich, Germany. Son of Franz and Amalie (Fechheimer) Wassermann.
Doctor of Medicine, University Munich, 1910. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University of Frankfurt, 1958. Doctor of Medicine (honorary). University of Giessen, 1959.
Came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1943. Privatdozent anatomy U. Munich, 1914, teaching and research work in anatomy, histology and cytology, 1919-1930, professor anatomy and head department histology and embryology, 1931-1936. Professor of anatomy U. Chicago, 1937-1949.
Senior biologist Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, 1949-1969.
Visiting professor anatomy Western Reserve University, 1942, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1952, University of Frankfurt, Germany, 1954, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, 1955, 57.
Member medical mission Unitarian Services Committee to Germany, 1948. Served as medical officer, German Army, 1914-1918. Member American Society Zoologists, International Society for Cell Biology, International Society Dental Research, American Association Anatomists, Anatomische Gesellschaft (honorary), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Society of Growth, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Chicago Ethical Society, Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Quadrangel (Chicago.
Married Margaret Schmidgall, Doctor of Medicine February 3, 1917. Children: Gertrude (Mistress Fetcher) Franz Walter.