Background
Kirkegaard, Leslie Harvey was born on March 12, 1942 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Philip Smith and Elsie (Ziegler) Kirkegaard.
Kirkegaard, Leslie Harvey was born on March 12, 1942 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Philip Smith and Elsie (Ziegler) Kirkegaard.
Bachelor, University Colorado, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1969.
National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1964-1970; National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1971-1974; from scientist to senior scientist, Litton Bionetics, Kensington, Maryland., 1974-1979; founder, vice president, Kirkegaard & Perry laboratories, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland., since 1979.
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Married Carol Fay Axt, June 9, 1963. Children: Sorenna Marie, Lesley Harvie, Shellie Jean, Lewis James.