William Firth Wells

Background

Wells, William Firth was born on August 25, 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Obadiah Firth and Helen Marian (Deeds) Wells.

Education

Graduate Phillips Exeter Academy, 1905. Bachelor of Science in Biology and Public Health, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1910.

Career

1 son, William Firth. With Massachusetts and Connecticut State boards of health, also public health laboratories of North Dakota, and Washington, District of Columbia, filtration plant, 1910-1912. With University of Illinois, 1912-1913, United States P.H.S., 1913-1917.

Appointed to the United States Bureau Fisheries, 1917.

Biologist and sanitarian, New York State Conservation Commission, 1919-1929. Leave of absence with North Atlantic Oyster Farms, 1927-1929.

Instructor in sanitary science, Harvard, 1930-1937. Assistant professor sanitary engineering, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1937-1939, associate professor research in air-borne infection from 1939.

Consultant to Veteran’s Administration on airborne infection.

Enlisted in the United States Army, 1917. Commissioned First lieutenant Sanitary Corps, 79th Division, Camp Meade, Maryland. Captain, May 24, 1918, 301st Water Tank Train.

Served in France.

Honorary discharge, August 12, 1919. Major Sanitary Corps Reserve to 1930.

Achievements

• William Firth Wells has been listed as a noteworthy biologist, sanitarian. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mason. Developed Chlorination method of purifying oysters.

Connections

Married Mildred Washington Weeks, April.

Father:

Obadiah Firth Wells

Mother:

Helen Marian (Deeds) Wells

Spouse:

Mildred Washington Weeks