Background
Kanner, Leo was born on June 13, 1894 in Klekotow, Austria. Son of Abraham and Klara (Reisfeld) Kanner.
Kanner, Leo was born on June 13, 1894 in Klekotow, Austria. Son of Abraham and Klara (Reisfeld) Kanner.
Graduate Sophiengymnasium, Berlin, 1913. Doctor of Medicine, University Berlin, 1921.
Came to the United States, 1924, naturalized, 1930. Volunteer assistant Charity Hospital, Berlin, Germany, 1920-1923. Private practice medicine, Berlin, 1921-1923.
Senior assistant physician Yankton (South Dakot) Eastern State Hospital, 1924-1928.
Commonwealth Fund fellow psychiatry Johns Hopkins, 1928-1930, Josiah Macy Junior Foundation research fellow child psychiatry, 1930-1932, associate psychiatry, 1932-1933, associate professor psychiatry, 1948-1981, professor child psychiatry, 1957-1959, professor emeritus child psychiatry, 1959-1981. Dispensary psychiatrist Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1928-1930, psychiatrist charge children's psychiatric service, 1930-1959, honorary consultant, 1959-1981, assistant psychiatrist, 1933-1942, associate psychiatrist, 1942-1947, psychiatrist, 1947-1981, pediatrician, 1948-1981.
Consultant psychiatrist Juvenile Court Baltimore, 1930-1941. Visiting lecturer Dalhousie University, 1937, University of Michigan, 1945, University of Minnesota, 1946, Goucher College, 1948-1951, University Texas, 1951, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1956.
Kemper Knapp distinguished visiting professor University of Wisconsin, 1956.
Director Child Study Center Maryland., 1937-1944, League Emotionally Disturbed Children. Executive Committee Children’s Guild Baltimore. Advisory board Woods Schools, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Devereux Schools, Devon, Pennsylvania, Cove School, Racine, Wisconsin.
Fellow American Psychiatric Association (chairman section child psychiatry 1942-1943), American Association Mental Deficiency, American Academy Child Psychiatry, American Orthopsychiat. Association; member National Association Retarded Children (research advising committee), Maryland. Psychiatric Society (president 1957-1958), Association History Medicine, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International League Against Epilepsy, Maryland.
Society Medical Research, Baltimore City Medical Society, American Association University Professors, Johns Hopkins Medical Society.
Married June Lewin, February 11, 1921. Children: Anita (Mistress Theodore Gilbert), Albert Victor.