Background
Conrad, George Miles was born on March 19, 1911 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of George Ellsworth and Ethel Elizabeth (Miles) Conrad.
Conrad, George Miles was born on March 19, 1911 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of George Ellsworth and Ethel Elizabeth (Miles) Conrad.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1933. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1938.
1 son, Thomas Miles. Research assistant American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1934, assistant curator comparative and human anatomy, 1935-1943. Lecturer zoology Columbia, 1937-1939. Research director, technical editor Hazard Advertising Company, 1943-1948.
Editor Graphic Science Associates, 1948-1950.
Documentation specialist, chief documentation research section Library of Congress, Washington, 1950-1953. Secretary American Documentation Institute 1951-1954.
Temporary manager for Trustees Biological Abstracts, Incorporated., Philadelphia, 1953. Director Biological Abstracts, Incorporated., 1953-1964.
Director Special Libraries Council, Philadelphia, 1955-1958.
President National Federation of Science Abstracting and Indexing Services, 1958-1961, study missions to The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1959, Japan, 1961. Member committee on biological abstracting International Council Scientific Union, 1957-1964, was observer Abstracting Board, Zurich, 1955, Chamonix, France, 1956, Columbus, 1958, Monte Carlo, 1959, Paris, 1960, 62, London, 1961. Advisory board Office Critical Tables, National Research Council, 1960-1963.
Served as staff sergeant Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow New York Academy Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science (member of council 1961-1963). Member Special Libraries Association, Conference Biological.
Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Mary Elizabeth Gibson, July 27, 1935.