Background
Moss, Melvin Lionel was born on January 3, 1923 in New York City. Son of Maurice and Ethel (Lander) Moss.
Moss, Melvin Lionel was born on January 3, 1923 in New York City. Son of Maurice and Ethel (Lander) Moss.
Bachelor of Arts, New York University, 1942; Doctor ol Dental Surgery, Columbia, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1954.
Member faculty Columbia University, 1954—1993, professor, 1967-1993, professor emeritus, 1993—2006. Dean Columbia University School Dental and Oral Surgery.).
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Anthropological Society Great Britain. Member American Association Anatomists, American Association Physical Anthropologists, International Association Dental Research (craniofacial biology award), American Society Zoologists, Sigma Xi, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
Married Letty Salentijn, April 1970. Children (by previous marriage)— Noel Morrow, James Andrew.