Background
Balamuth, William was born on January 16, 1914 in New York City. Son of Maurice and Elizabeth (George) Balamuth.
Balamuth, William was born on January 16, 1914 in New York City. Son of Maurice and Elizabeth (George) Balamuth.
Bachelor of Science, College City New York, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy (University fellow), University of California at Berkeley, 1939.
Instructor zoology U. Missouri, 1939-1940. From instructor to associate professor zoology Northwestern University, 1940-1953. Member of faculty University of California at Berkeley, from 1953, professor zoology, from 1955, associate dean College Letters and Science, 1968-1971, special faculty assistant to chancellor, from 1974.
Consultant commission enteric infections Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, 1956-1972.
Bonnie Wallace LeClair fellow U. Freiburg (Germany), 1933-1934.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Zoologists, Society Protozoologists, American Society Parasitologists, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Member editorial boards journals in field
Special research nutrition and differentiation free-living protozoa, parasitic amoebae.
Married Mollie Elizabeth Anderton, June 15, 1938. Children: William Barry, Barbara Louise.
