Gerhard Frankhauser

Background

Frankhauser, Gerhard was born on March 11, 1901 in Burgdorf, Switzerland. Son of Max and Anna (Hermann) Frankhauser.

Education

Student, University Geneva. Student, University Zurich. Doctor of Philosophy, University Berne, 1924.

Career

Instructor zoology, U. Berne, Switzerland, 1925-1929; Rockefeller Foundation fellow, University of Chicago and Yale University, 1929-1931; assistant professor biology, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1931-1939; associate professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1939-1946; professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., from 1946; Edwin Grant Conklin professor biology, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1956-1969; professor emeritus, Princeton (New Jersey) U., from 1969.

Achievements

• Gerhard Frankhauser has been listed as a noteworthy Biologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Zoologists, American Association Anatomists, American Genetics Society, American Society Naturalists, Society Study Growth, International Institute Embryology, International Society Cell Biology, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Erna Koestler, August 28, 1931. Children: David, Andreas, Anne and Marguerite (twins).

Father:

Max Frankhauser

Mother:

Anna (Hermann) Frankhauser

Spouse:

Erna Koestler

child:

David Frankhauser

child:

Andreas Frankhauser

child:

Anne and Marguerite Frankhauser (twins)