Background
Barnes, Milford Edwin was born on November 28, 1883 in Columbus Juction, Iowa, United States. Son of Review John Albert and Mary Emaline (Sharp) Barnes.
physician professor of public health
Barnes, Milford Edwin was born on November 28, 1883 in Columbus Juction, Iowa, United States. Son of Review John Albert and Mary Emaline (Sharp) Barnes.
Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth College, 1905. Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1912. Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College (University of Chicago), 1914.
Certificate England School of Tropical Medicine, 1919.
Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Public Hygiene, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins, 1925.
Interne Cook County Hospital and Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Chicago, 1914-1916. Physician in public health work since 1916. Field director under international health division of Rockefeller Foundation, 1916-1930, as director for Siam, with service also in Ceylon and Java, 1916-1925, director for Siam and Straits Settlements, 1925-1926.
Director of training station for health officers in Ohio, 1927-1929, in Michigan, 1929-1930.
Professor and head of department of hygiene and preventive medicine, State University Iowa, 1930-1952, also director University, department health. Director Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory, 1930-1943, consultant director 1943-1952.
Member Iowa State Board Health, 1950-1955.
Member Iowa State Board Health, 1950-1955. Fellow Royal Society Tropical Medical. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Tropical Medical (governor council, 1945-1949), British Medical Association, Natural History Society of Siam, Iowa, Tuberculosis Association (president, 1936), Conference of professors of Preventive Medical (national chairman, 1946-1947), Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi, Delta Omega (national president, 1939).
Married Mary Emma Robinson, February 24, 1916. Children: Milford Edwin, Mary Margaret.