Background
Pridham, Thomas Grenville was born on October 10, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Grenville and Gladys Etheral (Sloss) Pridham.
Pridham, Thomas Grenville was born on October 10, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Grenville and Gladys Etheral (Sloss) Pridham.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy in Bacteriology, University of Illinois, 1949.
Instructor bacteriology University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1947. Research microbiologist Northern Regional Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, 1948—1951, Northern Regional Research Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, 1953—1965, United States Industrial Chemical, Baltimore, 1951—1952. Supervisor technical operations Acme Vitamins, Inc., Joliet, Illinois, 1952—1953.
Senior research biologist United States Borax Research Corporation, Anaheim, California, 1965—1967. Supervisory research microbiologist Northern Regional Research Center United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, 1967—1981, head agricultural research culture collection Northern Regional Research Laboratory, 1967—1981. Retired, 1981
Consultant Mycogen Corporation, San Diego, 1985-1987.
United States senior scientist Germany, Darmstadt, 1977.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945, with Research Reserve, 1945-1954, Lieutenant retired. Fellow American Academy Microbiology. Member American Society Microbiology (committee member, workshop presenter), Society Industrial Microbiology, Mycological Society American, United States.Fedn.
Culture Collections (vice president 1981).
Married Phyllis Sue Hokamp, July 1, 1943 (deceased February 1994). Children: Pamela Sue, Thomas Foster, Grenville Thomas, Rolf Thomas, Montgomery Thomas. Married Edna Lee Boudreaux, March 6, 1995 (deceased April 2006).