Background
Creech, Hugh John was born on June 27, 1910 in Exeter, Ontario, Canada. Son of Richard Newton and Edith (Sanders) Creech. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1945.
Creech, Hugh John was born on June 27, 1910 in Exeter, Ontario, Canada. Son of Richard Newton and Edith (Sanders) Creech. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1945.
Bachelor of Arts, University Western Ontario, 1933; Master of Arts, University Western Ontario, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy (research fellow), U. Toronto, 1938; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1938-1941.
Assistant professor, U. Maryland., 1941-1943; associate professor, U. Maryland., 1943-1945; lecturer, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, 1945-1947; immunochemist, Institute for Cancer Research and Lankenau Hospital Research Institute, Philadelphia, 1945-1947; head department chemotherapy, Institute for Cancer Research and Lankenau Hospital Research Institute, Philadelphia, 1947-1957; chairman division chemotherapy, Institute for Cancer Research and Lankenau Hospital Research Institute, Philadelphia, 1957-1970; senior member, Institute for Cancer Research and Lankenau Hospital Research Institute, Philadelphia, since 1949; chairman administrative committee, Institute Cancer Research, 1947-1954; member United States national committee, International Union Against Cancer, 1957-1960, 80-84. Antimalarial research U. Maryland. with Office of Scientific Research and Development, Washington, 1943-1945. Expert consultant to Surgeon General United States Army, 1947-1949.
Member American Association Cancer Research (honorary, secretary-treasurer 1952-1977, vice president 1977-1978, president 1978-1979, archivist since 1983).
Married E. Marie Hearne, July 10, 1937. Children: Richard Hearne, Joan Marie.