Background
Anderson, Mauritz Gunnar was born on August 11, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl Gunnar Anderson and Signé Holme.
microscopist mycologist Biology educator
Anderson, Mauritz Gunnar was born on August 11, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl Gunnar Anderson and Signé Holme.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University Michigan, 1942. Postgraduate in mycology, Harvard University, 1947. Master of Arts in Botany and Mycology, Indiana University, 1962.
Postgraduate in pathology, Northwestern University Medical School, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Mycology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1976.
Supervisor histology and microscopy division, Swift and Company Research laboratories, Chicago, 1949-1956; chief histologist, Norwich Pharmacal Company, Norwich, New York, 1957; research histologist and microscopist, Swift and Company Research laboratories, Chicago, 1958-1963; instructor, Towson State Teachers College, Baltimore, 1963-1964; assistant professor, Towson State Teachers College, 1964-1969; associate professor, Towson State College, Baltimore, 1969-1982; professor, Towson State University, Baltimore, 1982-1988; professor emeritus, Towson State University, since 1988. Consultant McCrone Associations, Chicago, 1963, McCormick Spices, Baltimore, 1964, Best Food Products, Union, New Jersey, 1975, T.J. Lipton Company, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1980-1981.
Organizer, chairman Men's Club, Young Men’s Christian Association, Wheaton, Illinois, board directors, 1959-1970. Organizer Hi Y Club. Organizer swim team, 1953.
Cubmaster Boy Scouts American, Wheaton, 1953-1955, 59-62. Coach swim team City of Wheaton, 1960. President Parent-Teachers Association, Wheaton.
Member Mycological Society of America, American Botanical Society, Institute Food Technologists, American Association Feed Microscopists, International Society Aerobiology, American Institute Biological Sciences, Pan American Aerobiology Association, Les Voyageurs (treasurer University Michigan chapter 1941-1942), Indiana University Alumni Club, University Michigan Alumni Club, University Michigan M Club, Sigma Xi, Phi Gamma Delta.
Married Jeannette Stacey, December 12, 1942. Children: William Stacey, John Gunnar.