Background
Russell, Paul Farr was born on August 12, 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel and Sarah (Woodman) Russell.
Russell, Paul Farr was born on August 12, 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel and Sarah (Woodman) Russell.
AB, Boston University, 1916. Doctor of Medicine, Cornell University, 1921. Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1929.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Colby College, 1960.
Member of staff, Rockefeller Foundation, 1923-1959; consultant, Agency for International Development, 1957-1965; consultant, also member malaria panel, World Health Organization, 1947-1983. Consultant to surgical general United States Army, 1947-1970. Visiting lecturer Harvard University, 1958-1960, 63-67, visiting professor, 1960-1963.
Colonel Medical corpus, United States army, 1942-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (life), Royal Society Tropical Medicine (honorary). Member American Public Health Association, american Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (LePrince medal 1979), Academy nacionale Medicine (honorary), National Malaria Society (honorary), Cosmos Club, Army and Navy Club, Explorer's Club.
Married Phyllis Additon, 1922. Children: Christopher Harvey, Theodore Emery.