Background
Blackburn, Henry Webster was born on March 22, 1925 in Miami, Florida, United States. Son of Henry Webster and Mary Frances (Smith) Blackburn.
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Blackburn, Henry Webster was born on March 22, 1925 in Miami, Florida, United States. Son of Henry Webster and Mary Frances (Smith) Blackburn.
Student, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, 1942-1943; Bachelor of Science, U. Miami, 1947; Doctor of Medicine, Tulane University, 1948; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1957; Dr honoris causa, U. Kuopio, Finland, 1988.
Intern, Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital, 1948-1949;
resident in medicine, American Hospital Paris, 1949-1950;
medical officer in charge, United States Public Health Service, Austria, Federal Republic Germany, 1950-1953;
medical fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1953-1956;
retired, Division Epidemiology, 1996;
medical director, Mutual Svc. Insurance Company, St. Paul, 1956;
assistant professor physiological hygiene, University of Minnesota, 1958-1961;
associate professor, University of Minnesota, 1961-1968;
professor, University of Minnesota, since 1968;
lecturer medicine, University of Minnesota, since 1956;
director laboratory phsyiol. hygiene School Public Health, University of Minnesota, since 1972;
professor medicine, University of Minnesota, since 1972;
chairman division epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1983-1990;
Mayo professor public health, University of Minnesota, 1990-1996. Visiting professor U. Geneva, 1970.
Member of advisory county National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1989-1993. Member commission on diet and health National Research Council, 1986-1989. Ancel Keys lecturer, 1991.
Member food advising committee Food and Drug Administration, since 1995.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1950, captain United States Public Health Service inactive research. Fellow APHA, American College Cardiology, American Epidemiological Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman medical section), Belgian Royal Academy Medicine, American Heart Association (director) 1971-1974), International Society Cardiology (county epidemiology 1971-1974, chairman 1986-1991), International Epidemiological Society, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Omega.
Married Nelly Paula Trocme, January 10, 1951 (divorced 1984). Children: John Keith, Katherine Ann, HeidiElizabeth. Married Stacy Richardson, September 1, 1991.
