Background
Silver, George Albert was born on December 23, 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris M. and Sara (Tutelman) Silver.
educator preventive medicine physician
Silver, George Albert was born on December 23, 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris M. and Sara (Tutelman) Silver.
Bachelor, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1934. Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1938. Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1948.
Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, New Haven, 1969.
Assistant demonstrator, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1939-1942; health officer, Baltimore City Health Department, 1948-1951; assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1948-1951; chief division social medicine, Montefiore Hospital, New York City, 1951-1965; associate professor health administration, Columbia University, New York City, 1952-1959; professor social medicine, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1959-1965; deputy assistant secretary health and science affairs, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1965-1968; health executive, National Urban Coalition, Washington, 1968-1971; professor public health, Yale University, New Haven, 1969-1984; emeritus professor public health, Yale University, New Haven, since 1984. Chair commission on health policy Federation American Scientists.
Served to major Medical Corps, United States Army, 1942-1946. Fellow APHA (associate editor journal 1993-1998), New York Academy of Medicine, Institute.Medicine. Member NAS (senior), Elizabethan Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Mitzi Blieden, June 5, 1937. Children— James David, Jane, Judith Ellen.