Background
Wilson, John Eric was born on December 13, 1919 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of William Courtney and Marie Winette (Lytle) Wilson.
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John Eric Wilson
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Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1941; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1948.
Career
Research assistant, Pyroxylin Products, Inc., Chicago, summers 1941-1942; research assistant, General Foods Corporation, Hoboken, New Jersey, summer, 1943; assistant in chemistry, University of Illinois, 1941-1944; assistant in biochemistry, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1944-1948; research associate, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1948-1950; assistant professor biochemistry, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1950-1960; associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1960-1965; professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1965-1990, professor emeritus, since 1990; director graduate studies, department biochemistry, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1965-1971; acting director neurobiology program, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968-1969; associate director, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1969-1972; director, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1972-1973; Kenan professor, U. Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Scoutmaster Occoneechee county Boy Scouts American, 1959-1966. Member Chapel Hill Township Advisory Council, 1978-1985, Orange County (North Carolina) Planning Board, 1979-1985. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Chemical Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Neurochemistry, International Society for Neurochemistry, International Brain Research Organisation, Society Neurosci. (county 1969-1970, chairman finance committee 1973-1978, organizer and member Executive Committee North Carolina chapter 1974-1975), Harvey Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma, Beta Theta Pi.
Connections
Married Marion Ruth Heaton, June 7, 1947. Children: Kenneth Heaton, Douglas Courtney, RichardMosher.
