Background
Munro, Hamish Nisbet was born on July 3, 1915 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Donald and Margaret (Nisbet) Munro. came to the United States, 1966, naturalized, 1973.
Munro, Hamish Nisbet was born on July 3, 1915 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Donald and Margaret (Nisbet) Munro. came to the United States, 1966, naturalized, 1973.
Bachelor of Science, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1936. Bachelor of Medicine, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1939. Doctor of Science, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1956.
Doctor of Medicine with honors, University Glasgow, 1983. Docteur honoris causa, University Nancy, France, 1982.
Physician, pathologist, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, 1939-1945; lecturer physiology, U. Glasgow, 1946-1947; senior lecturer, reader biochemistry, U. Glasgow, 1948-1963; professor biochemistry, U. Glasgow, 1964-1966; professor physiological chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1966-1990; professor medicine and of nutrition, Tufts U., Boston, 1979-1994; director, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts U., Boston, 1979-1984; senior scientist, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts U., Boston, 1984-1994.
Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Royal College Physicians London (honorary). Member National Academy of Sciences United States, American Society Biological Chemists, American Institute Nutrition (president 1978-1979), British Bio-chemical Society.
Married Edith E. Little, April 5, 1946 (deceased 1987). Children: Joan Bruce, Colin Scott, Andrew Fraser, John Michael.