Background
Roe, Joseph Hyram was born on December 27, 1892 in Winchester, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Ashby and Julia Abbott (Winkfield) Bachelor of Arts, Roanoke College, 1916.
Roe, Joseph Hyram was born on December 27, 1892 in Winchester, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Ashby and Julia Abbott (Winkfield) Bachelor of Arts, Roanoke College, 1916.
Master of Arts, Princeton, 1917. Doctor of Philosophy, George Washington University, 1923. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1934.
1 son, Joseph Hyram. Instructor biochemistry, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, 1919, associate professor, 1919-1922, professor, 1922-1967, head of department, 1922-1932, 1938-1959, sabbatical leave, 1932-1933. Visiting professor of University Southern California, summer 1951.
Served as private Field Artillery, World War I. Member Science Manpower Commission, 1952-1954. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (council 1953-1956, 61-63).
Member Cosmotographers (president 1962-1963), American Society Biological Chemical, American Chemical Society, American Institute Nutrition (secretary 1948-1951. Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Clara Grace Lauck, August 19, 1922.
