Background
Markus, Miles Berkeley was born on January 26, 1942 in Pretoria, South Africa. Son of August Frederick and Lorna Mary Ruth (Hook) Markus.
Markus, Miles Berkeley was born on January 26, 1942 in Pretoria, South Africa. Son of August Frederick and Lorna Mary Ruth (Hook) Markus.
Bachelor of Science, University Pretoria, 1963. Master of Science cum laude, University Pretoria, 1970. Master of Science, University London, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy, diploma of Imperial College, University London, 1975. Bachelor with honors, University Witwatersrand, 1999.
Lecturer, U. Pretoria, 1967-1969;
visiting scientist, U. Pretoria, 1971;
demonstrator, tutor Imperial College,, U. London, 1971-1974;
lecturer, senior lecturer, associate professor, then professor, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, since 1975;
director parasitology research program, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, since 1989. Advisor, committee chairman South African Medical Research Council, since 1992. Consultant South African Department Water Affairs and Forestry, since 1995, South African Department Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, since 1996.
Director Cons. Superior vena cava syndrome International, South Africa, since 1996. Consultant university education in United Kingdom, since 1997. Freelance editorand translator, since 1997.
Fellow Royal Society Tropical Medical and Hygiene (life, local secretary since 1994). Member South African Association for Medical Scientists, Parasitol. Society Southern Africa, South African Translators' Institute, South African Association for the Advancement of Science (life), Southern African Orthithol.
Society (life), Southern African Science Commission Network, Royal Society South Africa (life), Microscopy Society Southern Afria, Wildlife Management Society Southern Africa (life), Zoological Society Southern Africa (life), English Academy Southern Africa, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (life), American Society Parasitologists, American Ornithologists Union (life), American Medical Writers Association, European Medical Writers Association, European Association Science Editors, British Society for Parasitology, British Ornithologists' Union (life), Society Freelance Editors and Proofreaders, Wildlife Disease Association, Professional Editors' Group, Australian Society for Parasitology, Adler Museum of the History of Medicine (life).
Married Jane Louise Markus, September 21, 1977. 1 child, Victoria.