Background
Wagner, Robert Howard was born on August 11, 1921 in Peru, Indiana, United States. Son of John Elston and Ella May (Stickel) Wagner.
Pathology and biochemistry educator
Wagner, Robert Howard was born on August 11, 1921 in Peru, Indiana, United States. Son of John Elston and Ella May (Stickel) Wagner.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, DePauw University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Cincinnati, 1950.
Research associate, School Medicine, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1950-1956; assistant professor pathology and biochemistry, School Medicine, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1957-1961; associate professor, School Medicine, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1961-1967; professor pathology, School Medicine, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1967-1985; professor biochemistry, School Medicine, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1972-1985; professor emeritus pathology and biochemistry, School Medicine, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1985.
Active Federation American Scientists, since 1970, Clergy and Laity Concerned, since 1980. With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Society Experimental Pathology, American Society Biological Chemists, American Association Blood Bankers (associate editor publication Transfusion 1972-1982, co-recipient Karl Landsteiner award 1994, co-recipient James Patterson award 1995), American Chemical Society (50-Year member 1996), Kiwanis, Sigma Xi, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Jean M. Linde, January 27, 1945. Children: Sibyl Wagner Wofford, Virginia Wagner Palumbo, Lucy Wagner Lewis, John Alfred, Jean Wagner Edwards, Elsbeth Wagner Guiles.