Background
Walker, John Samuel was born on June 25, 1921 in Brevard, North Carolina, United States. Son of Hugh Raven and Mary Jane (King) Walker.
Walker, John Samuel was born on June 25, 1921 in Brevard, North Carolina, United States. Son of Hugh Raven and Mary Jane (King) Walker.
Bachelor of Science, Wake Forest University, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, 1946.
Resident in pediatrics, Crawford W. Long Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, 1950-1951; resident in pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, 1951-1952; private practice pediatrics, Children's Medical Group, Atlanta, 1952-1961; manager clinical research, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1961-1967; vice president medical affairs, Riker laboratories, Northridge, California, 1967-1969; director, senior director clinical research, Merck Research laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, 1969-1977; senior director regulatory affairs, Merck Research laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, 1977-1992; retired, 1992.
Lieutenant (junior grade) Medical Corps United States Navy, 1946-1949. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics, American society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Royal Society Medicine. Member American Medical Association.
Married Jean Lane Davis, June 9, 1945 (divorced March 1986). Children: Virginia Davis, Hugh Raven, Samuel Vivian, Joseph Andrew, Jean Lane. Married Chieko Akahori, May 31, 1986.
1 child, Mary Jane Haruko Walker.