Background
Rinderknecht, Heinrich was born on January 21, 1913 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Heinrich and Pauline (Rebmann) Rinderknecht. came to the United States, 1949.
Rinderknecht, Heinrich was born on January 21, 1913 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Heinrich and Pauline (Rebmann) Rinderknecht. came to the United States, 1949.
Master of Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1939. Doctor of Science, University London, 1980.
Research chemist, Roche Products, Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, England, 1939-1946; associate director research, Aligena Company, Basel, Switzerland., 1946-1949; research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, California, 1949-1954; senior research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, California, 1963-1971; director organic research, The Crookes laboratories, London, 1954-1955; director research and development, Calbiochem, Inc., Los Angeles, 1955-1962; associate professor medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1964-1970; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1985; chief, medical biochemistry, VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California, 1970-1985. Consultant Geigy Company, Basel, 1955-1957, Stuart Pharmaceutical Company, Pasadena, 1959-1961.
Served to 1st lieutenant cavalry Swiss Army, 1939. Fellow Royal Society Health. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Swiss Bio-chemical Society, British Bio-chemical Society, International Association Pancreatology, American Pancreatic Society, American Federation Clinical Research, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Peggy Wark, August 26, 1939. Children: Margaret Rinderknecht de Beixedon, H. Robin, John. F., Y. Susan.