George Emil Erikson

Background

Erikson, George Emil was born on May 3, 1920 in Palmer, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Emil and Sofia (Gustafson) Erikson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts State College (now U. Massachusetts), 1941; Master of Arts in Biology, Harvard University, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Harvard University, 1948.

Career

Reader in history of science and learning, Harvard University, 1943-1945; assistant professor general education in biology, Harvard University, 1949-1952; lecturer anthropology, Harvard University, 1965; instructor anatomy, Harvard Medical School, 1947-1949; research fellow anatomy, Harvard Medical School, 1949-1952; associate in anatomy, Harvard Medical School, 1952-1955; assistant professor anatomy, Harvard Medical School, 1955-1965; associate curator Warren Anatomical Museum, Harvard Medical School, 1961-1965; professor medical science, Brown U., Providence, 1965-1990; professor emeritus, Brown U., Providence, since 1990; chairman of the section morphology, Brown U., Providence, 1968-1985; co-chairman of the section population biology, morphology & genetics and chairman for anatomy, Brown U., Providence, 1985-1990; visiting professor, Department Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Harvard University Medical School, 1990-1991; visiting lecturer in surgery Medical School, Harvard University, since 1991; anatomist department surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, since 1990; president, Erikson Biographical Institute, Inc., Providence, since 1990. Advisory board Reed Elsevier, 1990. Anatomist various Boston hospitals, 1952-1982, Massachusetts General Hospital School Medical Illustrated, 1947-1960, Massachusetts General Hospital, since 1990, Lahey Clinic, Boston, 1947-1960.

Anatomist departments surgery, orthopedics & rehabilitation, and neurosurgery Rhode Island Hospital. Consultant anatomist Surgical Techniques Illustrated, 1976-1980. Consultant Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary.

Rockefeller Foundation consultant medical public health, S. American, 1959. Specialist State Department, Brazil, 1962, (Fulbright Fellow). Adjunct member of faculty Rhode Island School Design, since 1970.

Kate Hurd Mead lecturer College Physicians Philadelphia, 1977. Raymond C. Truex lecturer Hahnemann U. School Medical, 1985. Adjunct member of faculty Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, since 1970.

Achievements

• George Emil Erikson has been listed as a noteworthy information specialist, historian, anatomist, archivist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Physical Anthropologists (archivist and co-historian since 1981), History Science Society (life member), American Society Zoologists, American Association Anatomists (historian and archivist 1972-1986, archivist 1986-1990, historian and archivist since 1990), American Association History Medicine (council 1972-1974), Oral History Association, Association of Anatomy Chairmen (emeritus), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (faculty election 1957).

Connections

Married Suzanne J. Henderson, April 23, 1950. Children: Ann, David, John, Thomas.

Father:

Emil Erikson

Mother:

Sofia (Gustafson) Erikson

Spouse:

Suzanne J. Henderson

child:

David Erikson

child:

Thomas Erikson

child:

Ann Erikson

child:

John Erikson