Background
Cherrington, Virgil Arthur was born on January 24, 1905 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles and Helen (Miller) Cherrington.
university professor bacteriologist
Cherrington, Virgil Arthur was born on January 24, 1905 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles and Helen (Miller) Cherrington.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State College, 1928, Doctor of Philosophy, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, 1941. Master of Sciences, University of Idaho 1930.
Successively instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, University of Idaho, 1929-1942, professor and head department of bacteriology, 1946-1970.
Served as First lieutenant, captain, and major, Sanitary corpus, United States army, 1942-1946. Member American Academy Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Idaho Public Health Association, Idaho Academy Science, American Public Health Association, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Delta.
Married Maurine Merwin, December 24, 1928.