Background
Johnson, Robert Eugene was born on April 8, 1911 in Conrad, Montana, United States. Son of Arthur D. and Florence May (Disbrow) Johnson.
Johnson, Robert Eugene was born on April 8, 1911 in Conrad, Montana, United States. Son of Arthur D. and Florence May (Disbrow) Johnson.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Washington, 1931. Bachelor in Physiology (Rhodes scholar), University Oxford, England, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Oxford, England, 1935.
Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1941.
Research assistant advancing to assistant professor industrial physiology, Harvard Fatigue Laboratory, 1935-1946; expert consultant, QMC 3, Army of the United States, 1941-1946; director, United States Army Medical Nutrition Laboratory, Chicago, 1946-1949; professor physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1949-1973; head Department, University Illinois at Urbana, 1949-1960; director university honors program, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1959-1967; acting dean Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1952-1953; professor biology, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, 1973-1979; coordinator, Knox College-Rush U. Medical Program, 1973-1979; science consultant, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1973-1983; president, Horn of the Moon Enterprises, Montpelier, Vermont, since 1980. Visiting professor physiology U. Vermont, since 1983.
Member American Society Clinical Investigation, American Physiological Society, Nutrition Today, History of Science Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret Hunter, January 11, 1935. Children: Thomas Arthur, Charles William, Katherine Helen (deceased).