Henry Sherwood Sherwood Lawrence

Background

LAWRENCE, Henry was born on September 22, 1916 in New York, United States. Son of Victor J. and Agnes B. (Whalen) Lawrence.

Education

AB, New York University, 1938. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1943.

Career

Member faculty, New York University, New York City, since 1949; John Wyckoff fellow in medicine, New York University, 1948-1949; director student health, New York University, 1950-1957; head infectious disease and immunology division, New York University, since 1959; professor medicine, New York University, 1961-1979; Jeffrey Bergstein professor medicine, New York University, since 1979; co-director medical services, New York University, since 1964; director Cancer Center, New York University, 1974-1979; director, Center for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research, 1989-1994. Visiting physician Tisch Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, since 1964. Consultant medicine Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital., since 1964.

Infectious disease program committee VA Research Svc., 1960-1963. Consultant allergy and immunology study section United States Public Health Service, 1960-1963, chairman, 1963-1965. Associate member of commission on streptococcal and staphylococcaldiseases Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, Department Defense, 1956-1974.

Member committees National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1957-1965, Chairman of Commission transplantation, 1963-1965;member National Research Council, 1970-1972. Member allergy and infectious disease panel Health Research Council, New York City, 1962-1975, co-chairman, 1968-1975. Member science advisory council American Cancer Society, 1973-1975.

Achievements

• Henry Sherwood Lawrence has been listed as a noteworthy physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Cellular and humoral aspects of the hypersensitive states : a symposium held at the New York Academy of Medicine

Membership

Served to Lieutenant Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II. Fellow American College of Physicians (Bronze medal 1973), American Academy Allergy (honorary), Royal College.Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow (honorary). Member National Academy Sciences, Assn.Am.

Physicians, American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Association Immunologists, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (editorial board procs.), Interurban Clinical Club, Harvey Society (secretary 1957-1960, lecturer since 1973, councillor 1974-1977), Peripatetic Clinical Society, Infectious Diseases Society American (charter, councillor 1970-1972, Bristol Science award 1974), Royal Society Medicine (affiliate) (England), International Transplantation Society (chairman constitution committee, councillor), Société Française d'Allergie (correspondent), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Interests

• Landscape painting, medieval English history.

Connections

Married Dorothea Wetherbee, November 13, 1943. Children: Dorothea, Victor, Geoffrey.

Father:

Victor John Lawrence

Mother:

Agnes (Whalen) Lawrence

Spouse:

Dorothea Wetherbee

child:

Dorothea Lawrence

child:

Geoffrey Lawrence

child:

Victor Lawrence