Wiley Davis Forbus

Background

Forbus, Wiley Davis was born on March 14, 1894 in Zeiglerville, Mississippi, United States. Son of William and Georg'ellen (Davis) Forbus.

Education

AB, Washington and Lee University, 1916; Doctor of Science, Washington and Lee University, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1923.

Career

Assistant in chemistry Washingtona nd Lee University, 1915-1916. Instructor general science National Cathedral School for Boys, 1916-1918. Assistant instructor and associate in pathology Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1923-1930.

Assistant resident, resident and associate pathologist Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1923-1936. Guest assistant Pathologisches Institut der Ludwig Maximilians Universitat, Munich, 1928. Professor pathology, also chairman department Duke University.

Consultant pathologist many North Carolina hospitals, 1933-1992. Consultant Oliver General Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 1949-1950. Branch section chief pathology VA, 1948, area consultant in pathology, 1949-1992.

Consultant Walter Reed Hospital, 1952, Atomic Energy Commission, division biology and medicine, 1952-1992, other governmental agencies and Surgeon General of the Army. Honorary consultant Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1963-1992. Chief party University California-Arlangga University Affiliation in Medical Education Indonesia, 1961-1962.

Achievements

• Wiley Davis Forbus has been listed as a noteworthy Pathologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1918, First lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1923-1933. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Board Medical Examiners, College American Pathologists, American Assn.Pathologists and Bacteriologists (president 1947), Phi Beta Kappa, SigmaXi. M C.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Knox Burger, September 25, 1926. Children: Georg'ellen Davis, Elizabeth Terry, Martha Carolina.

Father:

William Forbus

Mother:

Georg'ellen (Davis) Forbus

Spouse:

Elizabeth Knox Burger

child:

Elizabeth Terry Forbus

child:

Martha Carolina Forbus

child:

Georg'ellen Davis Forbus