Background
Wodehouse, Roger Philip was born on December 9, 1889 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Thomas Frederick and Laura Emily (Briant) Wodehouse.
Wodehouse, Roger Philip was born on December 9, 1889 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Thomas Frederick and Laura Emily (Briant) Wodehouse.
Student Saint Albans Cathedral School, 1901-1903, Upper Canada College, 1903-1907. Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto, 1913. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1916; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1927.
Came to the United States, 1930, naturalized, 1942. Assistant to Doctor J. L. Goodale (Boston) as protein chemical, 1915-1916. Research chemist and botanist in hayfever and asthma, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1916-1917.
Director Hayfever Laboratory, Arlington Chemical Company, Yonkers, New York, 1914-1944.
Director research in allergy, Lederle laboratories, Pearl River., to 1957.
Served to Second lieutenant, Royal Air Force, World War I. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Torrey Botanical.
Club (editor 1938-1940). Member Institute Ecutoriano de Ciencias.
Member Collar with the gold medal, Institute de Coimbre.
Clubs: Wanosca Boat of Oscawana Lake, New York (past president).
Married Helene A. Roux, June 1916. Married second, Ellys Butler, December 25, 1941. Children: Armine, Anne, Edmund, Dora, Roger.