Background
III, George William Hunter, was born on January 27, 1902 in New York City. Son of George William and Emily Isabel (Jobbins) Hunter.
III, George William Hunter, was born on January 27, 1902 in New York City. Son of George William and Emily Isabel (Jobbins) Hunter.
Attended, Carleton College, 1919—1920. Bachelor of Science, Knox College, 1923. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1924.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1927.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1923. Advanced through grades to major Army of the United States, 1943. To colonel United States Army, 1949.
Assistant chief department parasitology Army Medical School, 1942—1945, chief, 1946—1947, staff member tropical and military medicine course, 1942—1947. Chief section medical zoology 406th Medical General Laboratory, Tokyo, 1947—1951. Chief section parasitology-entomology 4th Army Medical Laboratory, 1951—1955.
Executive officer commission schistosomiasis Army Epidemiological Board, Philippines, 1945. Deputy blood administrator Far East Command, Republic of Korea, 1950—1951. Retired, 1955; interim professor biological science University Florida, Gainesville, 1956—1957.
Lecturer biological science and tropical medicine College Medicine, 1957—1967. Professor microbiology Medical School, 1966—1967. Professor emeritus, since 1967.
Reserve coordinator, chief section parasitology Louisiana State University International, Center Medical Research Training, research professor medical parasitology, school medicine. Member faculty University Costa Rica, 1961—1963. Clinical professor parasitology, division epidemiological, department community and family medicine University California School Medicine, San Diego, since 1974.
Fellow Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association. Member Japan Society Parasitologists, American Society Zoologists, American Micros. Society, Washington Academy of Sciences, Association Southeastern Biologists, Southeastern Society Parasitologists (co-founder), Royal Institute Public Health and Hygiene, American Society Parasitologists (charter, emeritus), American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Union American Biological Societies (executive committee 1941-1944), Southern California Parasitologists, Helminthological Society Washington, Japanese Society Parasitology, Association Military Surgeons United States, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Eta, Beta Theta Pi, Military Order Boars, Military Order World Wars, Military Order Carabao, Lions Club.
Married Adelaide Louise White, July 11, 1941 (divorced ). Married Fern Emily Wood, May 15, 1972. Children: Anita Anderson, Gay Culp, Mina F. Sage.