Background
Havens, Walter Paul was born on December 20, 1911 in Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States. Son of Walter Paul and Jessie Florence (Crouse) Havens.
Havens, Walter Paul was born on December 20, 1911 in Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States. Son of Walter Paul and Jessie Florence (Crouse) Havens.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1932; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1936; Honorary Doctor of Science, Ursinus College, 1974; Honorary Doctor of Science, Thomas Jefferson U., 1985.
Assistant professor preventive medicine, Yale University, New Haven, 1946;
associate professor preventive medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1946-1956;
professor medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1952-1972;
retired, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1972;
honorary professor medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from 1972;
consultant infectious diseases and diseases of liver. Member committee viral infections Army Epedmiol. Board, 1944-1969; member committee viral hepatitis World Health Organization, 1952-1967.
Consultant Office Surgeon General, Department Army, 1946-1967, VA, 1947-1976.
Served to major Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Middle East. Member Philadelphia County Medical Society, Society Medical Conservation to Armed Forces, American Society Clinical Investigation (emeritus).
Married Ida Markle Hessenbruch, June 14, 1941. Children: Dreer Havens Graburn, Timothy Markle, Michael Crouse, Peter Hessenbruch, John Paul.