Background
Coigney, Rodolphe Lucien was born on October 14, 1911 in Paris. Son of Jacques and Marthe Coigney.
public health service official
Coigney, Rodolphe Lucien was born on October 14, 1911 in Paris. Son of Jacques and Marthe Coigney.
Baccalaureat, Sorbonne University, Paris, 1927. Doctor of Medicine, Paris Medical Faculty, 1937. Master of Arts in International Medicine, Paris Medical Faculty, 1938.
Master in Public Health, Columbia School Public Health, 1963.
Private practice, Paris, 1938-1942; director medical services for displaced persons, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, London, 1944-1947; director health, International Refugee Organisation, Geneva, 1947-1952; director liaison office, World Health Organization with United Nations, New York City, 1952-1973; retired, World Health Organization of United Nations, New York City, 1973. Lecturer Columbia School Public Health, New York City, 1965-1973. Associate professor Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, 1966-1973.
Major (honorary) Medical Corps, 1937-1946. Member Fly Fishers' Club of London, Theodore Gordon Fly Fishers.
Married Martha Wadsworth, December 27, 1969. Children by previous marriage: Arielle, Frederique, Joel.