Background
Simon, Werner was born on June 5, 1914 in Bremen, Germany. Came to United States, 1937, naturalized, 1941. Son of Louis and Elise (Halle) Simon.
Simon, Werner was born on June 5, 1914 in Bremen, Germany. Came to United States, 1937, naturalized, 1941. Son of Louis and Elise (Halle) Simon.
Student, University Frankfurt, Germany, 1936. Doctor of Medicine, University Berne, Switzerland, 1937.
Intern Lutheran Hospital, Omaha, 1937-1938, resident psychiatry, 1938-1939. Resident physician Cherokee State Hospital, Cherokee, Iowa, 1939-1941. Psychiatrist Veterans Hospitals, Palo Alto, California, American Lake, Washington, 1941-1944, Veterans Administration Hospital, St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1946-1948, chief psychiatry Minneapolis, 1948-1971.
Clinical professor psychiatry and medicine University Minnesota Medical School, 1971-1986, clinical professor emeritus, since 1986. Professor psychiatry University Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, 1956-1971. Consultant Hastings (Minnesota) State Hospital, 1960-1973, Hennepin County General Hospital, since 1971, Veterans Administration Hospital, Minneapolis, 1971-1982.
Served to captain Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (life), American College of Physicians. Member Minnesota Psychiatric Society (president 1967-1969), Minnesota Society Neurological Sciences Clubs: Evergreen (Minneapolis).
Married Elizabeth Strawn, April 24, 1939.