Background
Drinker, Cecil Kent was born on March 17, 1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Sturgis and Aimee Ernesta (Beaux) Drinker.
Drinker, Cecil Kent was born on March 17, 1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Sturgis and Aimee Ernesta (Beaux) Drinker.
Bachelor of Science, Haverford College, 1908, Honorary Doctor of Science, 1933. Doctor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1913. Master of Arts (honorary) Harvard, 1942.
Interneships and residence in hospitals, 1913-1917, became acting head department physiology, Harvard University Medical School, 1917-1918, assistant professor physiology, 1918-1919, associate professor, 1919-1923. Secretary Committee on Industrial Hygiene, 1918-1922. Managing editor Journal of Industrial Hygiene, 1919-1932.
Assistant to visiting physicians Boston City Hospital, 1922-1924.
Professor physiology, Harvard University School Public Health, 1923-1948, assistant dean, 1924-1935, dean, 1935-1942. Associate editor Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, 1932-1948.
Lecturer in physiology, Cornell Medical College, 1948-1949. Consulting physiologist United States Navy since 1951.
Emeritus member American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Member Association of America Physicians, American Physiological Society, Royal Danish Academy Science and Letters, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.
Member Association of America Physicians, American Physiological Society, Royal Danish Academy Science and Letters, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.
Married Katherine Livingston Rotan, September 7, 1910. Children: Anne, Cecil.