Background
Jackson, Robert Lawrence was born on November 30, 1909 in Clare, Michigan, United States. Son of Lawrence W. and Josephine L. (Cour) Jackson.
Jackson, Robert Lawrence was born on November 30, 1909 in Clare, Michigan, United States. Son of Lawrence W. and Josephine L. (Cour) Jackson.
Bachelor of Science, University Notre Dame, 1930; Doctor of Medicine University of Michigan, 1934.
Intern, U. Iowa, 1934-1935;
resident, U. Iowa, 1935-1937;
instructor, U. Iowa, 1937-1941;
associate, U. Iowa, 1941-1943;
assistant professor, U. Iowa, 1943-1946;
associate professor, U. Iowa, 1946-1951;
professor pediatrics, U. Iowa, 1951-1954;
resident, U. Rochester, 1936-1937;
professor, department chairman pediatrics, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1954-1979;
professor emeritus, U. Missouri, since 1979;
professor pediatrics, U. Kansas City, Kansas, since 1980. Guest lecturer International Pediatric Congress, Zurich, Switzerland, 1950,Pan American Pediatric Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1954. Visiting professor pediatrics American U. Beirut, 1962-1963.
Member National Research Council. Consultant National Institutes of Health.
Member American Council Rheumatic Fever, American Diabetes Association (Banting medal 1969), American Medical Association, American Pediatric Society, Society Pediatric Research, American Academy Pediatrics, Central Society Clinical Research. American Institute Nutrition, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Sara Elizabeth Soisson, September 6, 1937. Children— Ann, Mary, Sara, Kathryn, Margaret, Martha, Robert.