Background
Kahn, Reuben Leon was born on July 26, 1887 in Kovno, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1899. Son of Lazarus and Lottie (Wolpert) Kahn.
Kahn, Reuben Leon was born on July 26, 1887 in Kovno, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1899. Son of Lazarus and Lottie (Wolpert) Kahn.
AB, Valparaiso University, 1909. Doctor of Laws, Valparaiso University, 1943. Master of Science, Yale University, 1913.
Doctor of Science, New York University, 1916. Doctor of Science (honorary), Institutum Divi Thomae, Cincinnati, 1954. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Medical School National University, Athens, Greece, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Far Eastern University, Manila, 1964.
Research chemist, Harriman Research Laboratory, New York City, 1916-1917; immunologist, Michigan Department Health, Lansing, 1920-1928; director laboratories University Hospital, assistant professor bacteriology, University of Michigan, 1928-1948; associate professor, University of Michigan, 1948-1951; professor serology, University of Michigan, 1952-1957; professor emeritus, University of Michigan, from 1957; past chief serology laboratory University Hospital, University of Michigan. Professor microbiology (research) Howard U. College Medicine, 1968-1973, consultant in research, since 1973. Visiting professor immunology St. Thomas Institute, Cincinnati.
Captain Sanitary corpus, United States army, 1917-1919. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (11th annual award 1933). Member American Society Microbiology (honorary), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association Immunologists, American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, American Public Health Association, Michigan Academy of Sciences, Dade County Medical Association (honorary), Research Club, Cosmos Club, numerous other medical societies, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Epsilon.
Married Dina Hope Weinstein, May 31, 1917 (deceased May 1967). Children: Lyra Justine (Mistress Frank S. Morgan), David Curry.