Background
Baum, Siegmund Jacob was born on November 14, 1920 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Joseph L. and Marie (Leiser) Baum. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1943.
Baum, Siegmund Jacob was born on November 14, 1920 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Joseph L. and Marie (Leiser) Baum. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1943.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1949; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1959.
Senior project leader radiobiology, United States Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, San Francisco, 1950-1960; group leader physiology and radiobiology, Douglass Missile & Space Division, Santa Monica, California, 1960-1962; division head, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962-1964; department chairman experimental pathology, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, 1964-1976; department chairman experimental hematology, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, 1976-1982. Lecturer physiology Georgetown University, 1970-1971. Professor physiology School Medicine, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, 1978-1988.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member American Physiological Society, International Society Experimental Hematology, Transplantation Society, Radiation Research Society, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Toastmasters (president club 1963-1964).
Married Arline Renee Weber, April 1, 1947. Children: Jonathan W., Andrew M., Vicki M., Joseph L., Anthony P.