John Raymond Brobeck

Background

Brobeck, John Raymond was born on April 12, 1914 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of James Alexander and Ella (Johnson) Brobeck.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Wheaton College, 1936. Doctor of Laws, Wheaton College, 1960. Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1937.

Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, 1943.

Career

Instructor physiology Yale University, 1943-1945, assistant professor, 1945-1948, associate professor physiology, 1948-1952. Professor physiology, chairman department University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1952-1970, Herbert C. Rorer professor medical science, 1970-1982, professor emeritus, 1982—2009.

Works

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• book

  • An Account of the American Epidemiological Society: A Retrospect of Some Fifty Years (Yale Journal of Biology & Medicine, Volume 46)

• Other Work

  • Editor: Yale Journal Biology and Medicine, 1949-1952. Chairman editorial board: Physiological Revs, 1963-1972.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Physiological Society (president 1971-1972), American Institute Nutrition, National Academy of Sciences, American Society Clinical Investigation, Halsted Society, Philadelphia College Physicians, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Dorothy Winifred Kellogg, August 24, 1940. Children: Stephen James, Priscilla Kimball, Elizabeth Martha, John Thomas.

Father:

James Alexander Brobeck

Mother:

Ella (Johnson) Brobeck

Spouse:

Dorothy Winifred Kellogg

child:

Stephen James Brobeck

child:

Priscilla Kimball Brobeck

child:

Elizabeth Martha Brobeck

child:

John Thomas Brobeck