Background
Killian, John Allen was born on January 4, 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Mark and Sarah Anne (Bradley) Killian.
Killian, John Allen was born on January 4, 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Mark and Sarah Anne (Bradley) Killian.
Bachelor of Arts, Central High School, Philadelphia, 1909, Saint Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, 1913. Master of Arts, Fordham University, New York City, 1915, Doctor of Philosophy, 1921. Graduate study Columbia, 1915-1916.
1 son, Mark. Instructor chemistry, Fordham University, 1913-1916. Instructor in biochemisry, New York Post Graduate Medical school and Hospital, 1916-1926, professor 1926-1933. Established Killian Research laboratories for analytical and research work in biochemistry, bacteriology and pathology, 1933, president and director since 1933.
Served as captain Sanitary corpus, United States army. Member American Chemical Society, American Society Biological Chemists, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Gastro-Enterological Association, American Urological Association, American Public Health Association. Club: Chemists.
Married Marie Frances Fitzpatrick, September 1, 1917 (divorced). Married second Josephine Gloria Castro. Children: Francis Mark, Joan Allen, Elizabeth Marie.