Background
Goebel, Walther Frederick was born on December 24, 1899 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Julius and Kathryn (Vreeland) Goebel.
chemist immunologist university professor
Goebel, Walther Frederick was born on December 24, 1899 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Julius and Kathryn (Vreeland) Goebel.
AB, University of Illinois, 1920; AM, University of Illinois, 1921; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1923; scholar in chemistry, University of Illinois, 1920-1921; fellow, University of Illinois, 1921-1923; postgraduate, U. Munich, Germany, 1923-1924; Doctor of Science (honorary), Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1959; Honorary Doctor of Science, Rockefeller U., 1978.
Research assistant, Rockefeller U., 1924-1927; associate, Rockefeller U., 1927-1934; associate member, Rockefeller U., 1934-1944; member, Rockefeller U., 1944-1957; professor, Rockefeller U., 1957-1970; professor emeritus, Rockefeller U., since 1970.
Member National Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, American Society Biological Chemists, Harvey Society, American Association Immunologists, American Society Microbiology, Connecticut Academy of Sciences and Engineering, Gesellschaft für Immunologie (Avery-Landsteiner award 1973), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Eta.
Married Cornelia Van Rensselaer Robb, October 23, 1930 (deceased October 1974). Children: Cornelia Van Rensselaer Bronson, Anne Kathryn Barkman. Married Alice Lawrence Behn, November 12, 1976 (deceased 1989).