William Fields Harrington

Background

Harrington, William Fields was born on September 25, 1920 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Ira Francis and Jessie Blanche (Fields) Harrington.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1952.

Career

Research chemist virus laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, 1952-1953; National Foundation Infantile Paralysis postdoctoral fellow, Cambridge (England) University, 1953-1954; National Cancer Institute postdoctoral fellow, Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1954-1955; assistant professor of chemistry, Iowa State University, 1955-1956; biochemist, National Heart Institute, 1956-1960; professor biology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, since 1960; department chairman biology, Johns Hopkins, 1973-1983; Henry Walters professor biology, Johns Hopkins, since 1975. Director McCollum Pratt Institute, 1973-1983, Institute Biophysics Research on Macromolecular Assemblies, 1989-1990. Visiting scientist Wiezmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1959, visiting professor, 1970.

Visiting professor University of Oxford, 1970. Member advisory panel physiological chemistry National Institutes of Health, 1962-1966, advisory panel biophysics chemistry study section, 1968-1972. Board science councillors National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, 1968-1972.

Member visiting committee for biology Brookhaven National.Lab., 1969-1973. Advisory board Federation Advanced Education in the Sciences, since 1975. Advisory county National Institute Arthritis, Muskuloskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health,1987-1990.

Achievements

• William Fields Harrington has been listed as a noteworthy biochemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts and Science. Member Biophysics Society, National Academy of Sciences, Society Biological Chemists, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Ingeborg Leuschner, February 24, 1947. Children: Susan, Eric, Peter, Robert, David.

Father:

Ira Francis Harrington

Mother:

Jessie Blanche (Fields) Harrington

Spouse:

Ingeborg Leuschner

child:

David Harrington

child:

Eric Harrington

child:

Robert Harrington

child:

Susan Harrington

child:

Peter Harrington