Horatio Burt Williams

Background

Williams, Horatio Burt was born on September 17, 1877 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Horatio Olin and Julia Amanda (Pierce) Williams.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, 1900, Doctor of Medicine 1905, Doctor of Science, 1925.

Career

Interne New York Hospital House of Relief, 1905-1906. Engaged in medical practice, New York City, 1907-1911, assistant in physiology, Cornell Univercity, Medical School, 1907-1911. Associate in physiology, Columbia, 1915-1916, assistant professor, 1916-1922, Dalton professor and executive officer of department, 1922-1937, Dalton professor, 1937-1942, professor emeritus since September 17, 1942.

Consultant Greenwich (Connecticut) Hospital.

Director and technical adviser Cambridge Instrument Company, Incorporated. Registered engineer, Connecticut.

Achievements

• Horatio Burt Williams has been listed as a noteworthy physiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as captain, Corps of Engineers, United States Army 1917-1919. Member of committee on safety, American Institute of Elctrical Engineering, National Committee Radiation Protection, American Physiological Society American Physical Society, Physical Society of London, Optical Society, Acoustical Society of America, Mathematics Society, American Medical Association (former. Clubs: Faculty, Engineers, University (New York and Chgo).

Connections

Married Abbie Prentiss Schermerhorn, 1905 (died January 27, 1944).

Father:

Horatio Olin Williams

Mother:

Julia Amanda (Pierce) Williams

Spouse:

Abbie Prentiss Schermerhorn