Background
Riddle, Oscar was born on September 27, 1877 in Cincinnati, Indiana, United States. Son of Jonathan and Amanda Emiline (Carmichael) Riddle.
Riddle, Oscar was born on September 27, 1877 in Cincinnati, Indiana, United States. Son of Jonathan and Amanda Emiline (Carmichael) Riddle.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1902, Doctor of Laws, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1907. Doctorate.H.C., Catholic University of Chile, 1946.
Teacher biology Model and Training School, San Juan, Prize ring (The), 1899-1901. Member natural history expedition to Orinoco River, 1901, Cuba, 1902. Teacher physiology Central High School, Saint Louis, 1903-1905.
Assistant in zoology University of Chicago, 1904-1907, associate in zoology and experimental therapeutics, 1908, instructor, 1908-1911.
Travel and study in Europe, 1910-1911. Research associate at Chicago and Cold Spring Harbor, Carnegie Institution, 1912-1914.
Research staff Carnegie Station for Experimental Evolution, 1914-1945. Lecturer South America and Mexico, 1945-1947.
Chairman American delegations 2d International Congress for Sex Research, London, 1930.
Delegate Carnegie Institution to 2d Pan-American Congress of Endocrinology, Montevideo, 1941. Captain with United States Army, 1918-1919.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president 1935), American Academy Arts and Sciences, foreign correspondent Academia Nacional de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Society de Patologia Clinica, Brazil, Society de Biologia, Montevideo and Santiago, Physiological Society of India, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Medicas, Santiago. Member Societa Italiana di Endocrinologia, Royal Society Arts London. Member Society Linneenne de Lyon, American Philosophical Society, National Academy Sciences, American Society Zoologists, American Physiological Society, Genetics Society American, American Society Naturalists, Washington Academy Sciences, Society for Study of Evolution, Association for Study of Internal Secretions (president 1928-1929), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Harvey Society, National Institute Social Sciences, American Rationalist Federation (president 1959-1960), American Institute City New York (trustee, vice president
Married Leona Lewis, June 3, 1937.