Background
Alexander, Harry Louis was born on February 16, 1887 in New York City. Son of Henry and Minnie Alexander.
Alexander, Harry Louis was born on February 16, 1887 in New York City. Son of Henry and Minnie Alexander.
AB, Williams College, 1910; Doctor of Science (honorary, Williams College, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1914.
House officer, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1914-1916;
assistant resident physician, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1916-1917;
instructor medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1919-1924;
associate professor medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1924-1936;
associate professor clinical medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1936-1941;
professor clinical medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1941-1952;
professor emeritus, Washington University, St. Louis, 1952;
associate physician, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, from 1924. Assistant visiting physician Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1919-1924. Central committee cons.VA, 1950-1954.
Member of advisory committee National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1957-1961. Chairman Mayor's Advisory Committee on Health and Hospitals.
Captain Medical Corps United States Army, 1917-1918. Major medical service American Expeditionary Force, 1918-1919. Fellow American College of Physicians, International Congress Allergology (honorary), American Academy Allergy (honorary).
Member American Association Physicians, American Medical Association, Society Experimental Biology amd Medicine, American Society Clinical Investigation, Society Study Asthma and Allied Conditions (president 1934), Harvey Society, Society Française d'allergie (honorary), Society Argentina para el estudio de la Alergia (honorary).
Married Laura Stryker, April 17, 1917 (divorced). Children: Lewis McElwain, Beverly Gertrude. Married Janet Holmes, December 23, 1929.
Children: Janet Marjorie, Andrew Holmes.