Background
Urdang, George was born on June 3, 1882 in Tilsit, Germany. Son of Isidor and Emma Marie (Alban) Urdang.
Urdang, George was born on June 3, 1882 in Tilsit, Germany. Son of Isidor and Emma Marie (Alban) Urdang.
Apotheker, U. Leipzig, 1905. Doctor of Science, University Halle-Wittenberg, 1933. Graduate in Pharmacy, Brooklyn College Pharmacy, 1939.
Doctor of Science, Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Science, 1946.
Began career as pharmacist. Editor, Pharmazeutische Zeitung, Berlin, Germany, 1919-1933. Manager Gesellschaft fur Geschichte der Pharmazie, 1926-1933.
Curator department history of pharmacy U. Berlin, Institut fur Geschichte der Medizin und der Naturwissenschaften, 1929-1933.
Director American Institute History of Pharmacy, Madison, Wisconsin, 1941-1957. Instructor Civil Affairs Officers Training School, University of Wisconsin, 1943-1944.
Professor, history of pharmacy, 1947-1952. Member committee compiling United States Quarterly Book List, Library of Congress, 1946.
Member committee compiling United States Quarterly Book List, Library of Congress, 1946.
Married Gertrude Preuss, March 30, 1909. Children: Eva Maria Alfedson, Ursula Johanna Lewis.