Background
Dews, Peter Booth was born on September 11, 1922 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. Son of Georgia and E. (Booth) Dews.
pharmacology educator physician
Dews, Peter Booth was born on September 11, 1922 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. Son of Georgia and E. (Booth) Dews.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University Leeds, England, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1952. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1959.
House physician, Grimsby Hospital, United Kingdom, 1944-1945; lecturer pharmacology, U. Leeds, 1945-1947; research associate, Wellcome Research laboratories, Tuckahoe, New York, 1948-1949; research associate, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950-1952; from instructor to professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1953-1993; professor emeritus, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1993. Member National Advisory Mental Health Council, Washington, 1985-1988, National Advisory Space Council, Washington, 1982-1986. Vice president International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, 1977-1997.
Member of Institute of Medicine.
Married Grace Miller, December 1949. Children: Pamela, Kenneth, Alan, Michael.