Virgil Koenig

Background

Koenig, Virgil was born on October 10, 1913 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of John William and Hilah Ethel (Ward) Koenig.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Missouri-Kansas City, 1936; Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1940; Bachelor of Laws, LaSalle Extension University, Chicago, 1975; Master of Arts, University Houston-Clear Lake, 1984.

Career

With, Armour & Company, Chicago, 1941-1948; staff member, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1948-1954; principal scientist, Veterans Administration Research Hospital, Chicago, 1954-1956; assistant professor, then associate professor biochemistry, Northwestern University, 1954-1960; principal scientist, General Mills Company, Minneapolis, 1960-1963; professor biochemistry, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1963-1984; department chairman, University Texas Medical Branch, 1963-1971; professor emeritus, University Texas Medical Branch, 1984-1989. Visiting investigator Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1972-1973.

Achievements

• Virgil Koenig has been listed as a noteworthy biochemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee, Village of Brookfield, Illinois, 1957-1960.

Connections

Married Hildegard Zerne, February 26, 1949. Children: LeRoy William, Lawrence Nils, Cynthia Sonsie, Patrick Christopher.

Father:

John William Koenig

Mother:

Hilah Ethel (Ward) Koenig

Spouse:

Hildegard Zerne

child:

Cynthia Sonsie Koenig

child:

Lawrence Nils Koenig

child:

LeRoy William Koenig

child:

Patrick Christopher Koenig