Background
Williams, George Zur was born on April 7, 1907 in Inchun, Republic of Korea. Came to United States, 1921. Son of Franklin Earl Cranston and Alice Lavinia (Barton) Williams.
Williams, George Zur was born on April 7, 1907 in Inchun, Republic of Korea. Came to United States, 1921. Son of Franklin Earl Cranston and Alice Lavinia (Barton) Williams.
Student, University Denver, 1927. Doctor of Medicine, University Colorado, 1931. Honorary Doctor of Science, University Colorado, 1968.
Intern St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, 1931-1932. Pathologist University Colorado School Medicine, 1931-1936, National Jewish Hospital, Denver, 1933-1936. Associate professor pathology Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1936-1946.
Professor pathology, 1946-1953. Director department oncology, 1946-1953. Director department clinical pathology, 1946-1953.
Director cancer research and teaching Medical and Dental Schools, 1947-1953, director department clinical pathological, hospital laboratories, blood bank, 1946-1953. Chief department clinical pathology, research in cytology Laboratory Automation and radiation affects National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1953-1969. Director Institute Health Research, San Francisco, 1970-1979.
Director Institute Cancer Research, 1979-1984, director emeritus, since 1984. Director Medical Research Institute, Pacific Medical Center. Consultant pathology, oncology Veterans Administration Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, 1946-1953.
Consultant pathology medical division Atomic Energy Commission, Oak Ridge. Chairman expert panel on hospital laboratories World Health Organization. Consultant clinical pathology surgeon general Department Air Force, 1959-1976.
Served to Commander Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1940-1946, China, PTO, Korea. Founding fellow emeritus College American Pathologists (governor). Fellow American Society Clinical Pathology.
Member American Cancer Society (certificate for 10 years service on board trustees Virginia division 1948), Sigma Xi. Clubs: San Francisco Yacht, Chesapeake Bay, Cruising Club American.
Married Hulda Michael, 1927 (divorced deceased 1933). Children: Kenneth DeLee, Jeannine Alyse. Married Julienne Erlene Talpas, May 10, 1935.