Background
Wied, George Ludwig was born on February 7, 1921 in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia. Came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1960. Son of Ernst George and Anna (Travnicek) Wied.
Wied, George Ludwig was born on February 7, 1921 in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia. Came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1960. Son of Ernst George and Anna (Travnicek) Wied.
Doctor of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, 1945. Honorary Medical Degree, Charles University, Prague, 1995.
Intern, County Hospital, Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia, 1945; intern, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1955; resident in obstetrics-gynecology, U. Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1946-1948; practice medicine specializing in obstetrics-gynecology, West Berlin, 1948-1953; assistant obstetrics-gynecology, Free U., West Berlin, 1948-1952; associate department chairman obstetrics-gynecology, Moabit Hospital, Free U., West Berlin, 1953; assistant professor, director cytology, University of Chicago, 1954-1959; associate professor, University of Chicago, 1959-1965; professor, University of Chicago, 1965-1991; member board adult education, University of Chicago, 1964-1968; professor pathology, University of Chicago, 1967-1991; Blum-Riese professor obstetrics-gynecology, University of Chicago, 1968-1991; acting department chairman obstetrics-gynecology, University of Chicago, 1974-1975.
Honorary director Chicago Cancer Prevention Center, 1959-1983. Chairman jury Maurice Goldblatt Cytology award, 1963-1992. Member American Society Cytology (president 1965-1966), Mexico Society Cytology (honorary), Spanish Society Cytology (honorary), Brazilian Society Cytology (foreign correspondent), Indian Academy Cytology (honorary, Lifetime Achievement award 1998), Latin-American Society Cytology (honorary), Japanese Society Cytology (honorary), International Academy Cytology (president 1977-1980), German Society Cytology (honorary), Central Society Clinical Research, Chicago Pathological Society, Chicago Gynecological Society (honorary), American Society Cell Biology, German Society Ob-Gyn, Bavarian Society Ob-Gyn, German Society Endocrinology, Russian Association Cytologists (honorary), Swedish Society Medicine (honorary), Austrian Society Clinical Cytology (honorary), Sigma Xi.
Married Daga M. Graaz, March 19, 1949 (deceased August 1977). Married Kayoko Y. Yamauchi, November 1, 1990.