Background
Scherago, Morris was born on December 25, 1895 in Roman, Romania. Son of Israel and Bessie (Jacobs) Scherago. came to the United States, 1989, naturaliized, 1916.
Scherago, Morris was born on December 25, 1895 in Roman, Romania. Son of Israel and Bessie (Jacobs) Scherago. came to the United States, 1989, naturaliized, 1916.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1917. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, 1919.
Assistant pathologist and bacteriologist, Cornell Univercity, 1918-1919;
instructor bacteriology, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1919-1920;
assistant professor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1920-1921;
associate professor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1922-1924;
professor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, from 1924;
acting head Department, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1922-1923;
head Department, University Kentucky, Lexington, from 1924;
member research committee, director Research Foundation, U. Kentucky, Lexington. Visiting professor Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, assigned to Bangkok, 1951-1952. Bacteriologist Life Ext.
Institute, New York City, summer 1919. Lab.asst. United States Public Health Service, United States Marine Hospital, S.I., New York, summer 1918. Assistant bacteriologist New York State Department Health, Albany, summer 1920.
Chairman budget committee Lexington Community Chest, 1931-1934. Fellow American Public Health Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College Allergists (chairman advisory board and standardization committee, research grantee 1947-1948), American Academy Microbiology, American Society Clinical Pathologists (associate). Member American Association of University Professors (president University Kentucky chapter 1959-1960), American Society Microgioloby (president-Kentucky-Tennessee branch 1940-1941, councilor 1942-1946), American Association Immunologists, American Society Professional Biologists (past executive secretary), Ohio Valley Allergy Society, Kentucky Academy of Sciences (president 1948-1949), Lions (past president), B'nai B'rith (president Kentucky chapter 1956-1957), Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Jane Stone, September 5, 1920. Children: Emily Stone Scherago Rubin, Earl James.