Background
Hagan, William Arthur was born on October 14, 1893 in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. Son of Arthur Edward and Ann (Hunter) Hagan.
Hagan, William Arthur was born on October 14, 1893 in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. Son of Arthur Edward and Ann (Hunter) Hagan.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State College, 1915, honorary Doctor of Science, 1938. Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1918. Doctor of Laws, University Toronto, 1962.
Instructor in veterinary pathology, Kansas State College, 1915-1916. With New York State Veterinary College at Cornell Univercity, successively as instructor of pathology and bacteriology, assistant professor and professor, 1916-1959, head of department, 1926-1946, dean of college, 1932-1959. Director National Animal Disease Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, since 1960.
Assistant, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, 1921-1922.
European fellow International Education Board, 1925-1926. Special consultant to chief of bureau of animal industry, unites states department of Agriculture 1944-1945.
Consultant, Division Public Health and Welfare, United States Group Control Council, Germany, 1945-1946. Advisor to director United States South.S.S. since 1948.
Member Agricultural Board, National Research Council, 1948-1955.
Advisory council Chemical Corps, since 1956. Consultant Department of Agriculture, since 1947. Foreign correspondent l’academie Nationale de Medicine (France) 1952, Academie Veterinaire de France, 1959.
Honorary Associate, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (Great British).
Honorary member Royal Academy of Medicine (Great British).
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences. Member of World Veterinary Association (vice president 1959), American Veterinary Medical Association (ex-president), Society American Bacteriologists, American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, United States Public Health Association, Societe Nationale Veterinaire Helenique (Greece. Mason.; Member editorial board Cornell Veterinarian.
Married Esther Grace Lyon, August 29, 1917. Children: William Lyon, Janet Ann, Margaret Elaine.