Background
Beckwith, Theodore Day was born on December 8, 1879 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Theodore George and Jane (Day) Beckwith.
Beckwith, Theodore Day was born on December 8, 1879 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Theodore George and Jane (Day) Beckwith.
Bachelor of Science, Hamilton College, 1904, Master of Science, 1907. Doctor of Philisophy, University of California, 1920.
Algologist, United States Department of Agriculture, 1904-1905, scientific assistant, 1905-1907. Assistant professor bacteriology and plant pathology, North Dakota College, 1907-1910, professor, 1910-1911, assistant botanist, North Dakota Experiment Station, 1907-1911. Head department bacteriology, Oregon State College, and bacteriologist Experiment Station, 1911-1920.
Associate professor of bacteriology, University of California, and member California Stomatological Research group, 1920-1932.
Associate professor bacteriology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1932-1933, professor since 1933, head department since 1934. Research associate California Experiment Station, 1934-1935.
Cooperated with Huntington Library in research dealing with foxing of paper, 1933-1939. Consultant for pulp and paper industry.
Captain Sanitary corpus, United States army, 1918-1919.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, California Academy Sciences. Member Society Experimental Biology and Medicine (secretary Pacific Coast section, 1925-1932.
Married Cornelia Lyon, June 14, 1910. Children: Josephine Day, Jane Crosby, Stephen Lyon, Theodore Day.