Background
Edwards, Philip Rarick was born on August 30, 1901 in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. Son of Elza and Celishia (Rarick) Edwards.
Edwards, Philip Rarick was born on August 30, 1901 in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. Son of Elza and Celishia (Rarick) Edwards.
Bachelor of Science, University Kentucky, 1922, Doctor of Science, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1925.
Bacteriologist department animal pathology, Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station, 1925-1948. Distinguished professor of University Kentucky, 1498. Chief enteric bacteriology unit Communicable Disease Center, United States Public Health Service, Atlanta, 1948-1962, chief bacteriology section, since 1962.
Fellow American Academy Microbiology (Board of Governors). Member Society American Bacteriologists (vice president 1958, president 1959), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Public Health Association, American Veterinary Medical Association (honorary), Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha, Alpha Gamma Rho.
Married Katherine Brewer, September 20, 1927. Children: Katherine East., Dorothy.