Background
Furth, Jacob was born on September 20, 1896 in Miskolc, Hungary. Son of Jonas and Henrietta (Sussman) Furth.
Furth, Jacob was born on September 20, 1896 in Miskolc, Hungary. Son of Jonas and Henrietta (Sussman) Furth.
Doctor of Medicine German University, Prague, 1921. Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1968, Columbia University, 1976.
Came to the United States, 1924, naturalized, 1930. Assistant bacteriology and hygiene German University, Prague, 1921-1922. Clinical assistant 2 medical Clinic Charity Hospital, Berlin, Germany, 1923.
Assistant, then associate Henry Phipps Institute, University of Pennsylvania, 1924-1926, 28-32.
Assistant Rockefeller Institute, 1926-1928. Assistant pathologist New York Hospital.
Instructor to professor pathology Cornell Univercity, 1923-1947. Chief pathologist Virginia, Dallas, 1947-1949.
Section chief biology Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1949-1953.
Associate director Children’s Cancer Research Foundation, Boston, 1954-1959. Clinical professor pathology Harvard, 1958-1959. Head experimental pathology department Roswell Memorial Research Institute, Buffalo, 1959-1961.
Professor experimental pathology, 1959-1961.
Professor pathology Columbia University, New York City, 1961-1966, emeritus professor pathology, special lecturer, 1966-1979, acting director Institute Cancer Research, 1968-1969, director laboratories F. Delafield Hospital division, 1961-1967.
Member visiting committee Associate U. Member Surgeon General’s Advisory Committee Smoking and Health. Diplomate in pathologic anatomy American Board Pathology.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy Sciences, American Academy Pathology. Member American Association Cancer Research (honorary.
Married Olga Berthauer, August, 1924. Children: John Jay and Eugene Doctorate. (twins).