Background
Smith, Philip E. was born on January 1, 1884 in De Smet, South Dakota, United States. Son of John E. and Elmira (Stratton) Smith.
Smith, Philip E. was born on January 1, 1884 in De Smet, South Dakota, United States. Son of John E. and Elmira (Stratton) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, Pomona College, 1908. Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1910, Doctor of Philosophy, 1912. Doctor of Science, Princeton, 1948, Pomona College, 1950, Columbia, 1954.
He developed methods for removing pituitary glands from tadpoles and rats and showed that such removal resulted in cessation of growth, and atrophy of other endocrine glands such as the adrenal cortex and the reproductive organs. After graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy from Cornell University in 1912, he joined the Department of Anatomy, Berkeley California until 1926. From 1927 to 1952 he served as Professor of Anatomy at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.
He became a research associate at Stanford University where he published his last paper in 1963.
Member American Association Anatomist (president 1940-1942), American Physiological Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine (president 1937-1938), Association Study Endocrina Glands (president 1939-1940), Harvey Society (president 1938-1940), French Legion of Honor, National Academy Science, Sigma Xi.
Married Irene Patchett, 1913. Children: Frederika Patchett, Philip Bartlett.