Background
Anchel, Marjorie was born on May 6, 1910 in New York City. Daughter of Meyer and Lena (Shulman) Wolff.
Anchel, Marjorie was born on May 6, 1910 in New York City. Daughter of Meyer and Lena (Shulman) Wolff.
Bachelor, Barnard College, 1931. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1939.
Assistant chemist, Queens College, New York City, 1939-1941; research associate, Columbia University, New York City, 1941-1943; research associate, Squibb Institute for biomedical Research, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1943-1946; research associate, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York, 1946-1961; senior research associate, The New York Botanical Garden, 1961-1972; senior chemist, The New York Botanical Garden, 1972-1977; senior scientist emeritus, The New York Botanical Garden, since 1977.
Scientific advisor Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, since 1968. Member Attorney-General's commission on Humane Animal Care, New York City, 1973-1978. President New York State Humane Association, Rochester, 1980-1990, president emeritus, since 1990.
Founder Scientists Group for Reform Animal Experimentation, New York City, 1981. Board of directors Humane Society New York, since 1980. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Society Biological Chemists.
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Married David Anchel, 1933 (divorced 1938). Married Herbert Rackow, December 30, 1942.