Background
Bessman, Samuel Paul was born on February 3, 1921 in Newark. Son of Edward S. and Sara R. (Greenberg) Bessman.
biochemist educator pediatrician
Bessman, Samuel Paul was born on February 3, 1921 in Newark. Son of Edward S. and Sara R. (Greenberg) Bessman.
Student, College William and Mary, 1938-1941; Doctor of Medicine Washington University, St. Louis, 1944.
Intern, assistant resident, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1944-1945; assistant professor pediatrics, George Washington University, 1947-1954; director research, Children's Hospital, Washington, 1947-1954; associate professor pediatrics, U. Maryland., 1954-1959; professor pediatric research, U. Maryland., 1959-1968; professor biochemistry, U. Maryland., 1962-1968; professor, department chairman pharmacology and nutrition, University of Southern California, 1968-1991; professor pediatrics, University of Southern California, 1969-1991; professor emeritus, University of Southern California, since 1991. Director research Rosewood Eastern State Hospital, Maryland., 1962-1968, Jewish Home for Retarded Children, Washington, 1962-1968.
President First District Community Council, Baltimore, 1965. Trustee Robert Lindner Foundation. President Molly Towell Foundation, Alsam Foundation Served with United States Public Health Service, 1945-1947.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Pediatrics. Member American Society Biological Chemists, Society Pediatrics Research, American Institute Nutrition, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Alice Neuman, July 3, 1945. Children: Joel David, Ellen.