Background
PATTERSON, Guillermo was born on February 13, 1884 in Panamá City. Son of Guillermo Patterson and Cristina Medrano.
PATTERSON, Guillermo was born on February 13, 1884 in Panamá City. Son of Guillermo Patterson and Cristina Medrano.
Educated in Panama City and New York. Bachelor of Science in chemistry, Cooper Institute, New York. 1910; Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering.
New York University, 1911. Chem.E., University of Notre Dame, Indiana, 1911, Master of Science, 1911, Ph.D., 1912. Bachelor of Laws, Hamilton College, 1920.
Professor, lawyer; assistant, pathological chemist, Cornell University, 1907-1908. Assistant, professor, University of Notre Dame, 1910-1912. Professor, Institute Nacional, Escuela de Farmacia, and Escuela Normal, 1912-1925.
Mayor oí Panama City, 1913. Près., municipal council, 1914-1916. Deputy and vice-president, Congreso Nacional.
1914-1918; director, municipal chemical laboratory. 1918-1919; attaché, Panamanian legation, Berlin, 1923. Secretary of legation, Rome, 192526.
Chargé d'affaires, Italy and Switzerland, 1926-1928. Delegate to various scientific congresses. 1919, 1922 president, Panama boxing commission, 1933 34.
Circuit judge, 1937; has traveled widely. Member Royal Society (London), American Association for the Advancement of Science (fellow), American Chemical Society, Society de Ciencias Aplicadas (vice-president), American Academy, of Polit, and Social Sciences, Academy Nacional de Ciencias de Panama (president), Masons. Clubs Unión, Miramar, Panama Golf, Tivoli, etc.
Director, Anti-Malarial Institute of Rome.
Member Royal Society (London), American Association for the Advancement of Science (fellow), American Chemical Society, Society de Ciencias Aplicadas (vice-president), American Academy, of Polit, and Social Sciences, Academy Nacional de Ciencias de Panama (president), Masons. Member board of director, Anti-Malarial Institute of Rome. Honorary member Society de Maestros, Society Italiana de Beneficencia, Club Ariel.
Married Angélica Chaves. Children: Carlos Alberto.