Background
Scholander, Per Fredrik was born on November 29, 1905 in Orebro, Sweden. Son of Torkel F. and Agnethe (Faye-Hansen) Scholander.
Scholander, Per Fredrik was born on November 29, 1905 in Orebro, Sweden. Son of Torkel F. and Agnethe (Faye-Hansen) Scholander.
Doctor of Medicine, University Oslo, 1932, Doctor of Philosophy, 1934. Doctor of Science, University Alaska, 1973, U. Uppsala, 1977.
Came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1945. Research fellow physiology U. Oslo, 1932-1939. Research associate zoology Swarthmore College, 1939-1943, research biologist, 1946-1949.
Research fellow biological chemistry Harvard Medical School, 1949-1951.
Physiologist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1952-1955. Professor physiology, director Institute Zoophysiology, U. Oslo, 1955-1958.
Professor physiology Scripps Institution Oceanography, University of California, 1958-1980, director Physiological Research Laboratory, 1963-1970. Research associate in zoology U. Washington, Seattle, 1972-1980.
Harvey lecturer, 1962, National Institutes of Health lecturer, 1972.
Served to major United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Member National, Norwegian, Royal Swedish academics science, American Philosophical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Arctic Institute North America, American Physiological Society, Marine Biological Laboratory Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society General Physiologists, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Susan Irving, June 20, 1951.