Background
Whalen, William J. was born on July 9, 1915 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. Son of William James Whalen and Blanche Tremaine.
Whalen, William J. was born on July 9, 1915 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. Son of William James Whalen and Blanche Tremaine.
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1951.
Instructor University of California at Los Angeles, 1952—1960. Associate professor physiology University Iowa, Iowa City, 1961—1967. Director research St. Vincent Hospital, Cleveland, 1967—1980.
Professor physiology Case-Western Reserve University, 1967—1980, professor emeritus, since 1980. President Cardiac Muscle Society, 1956—1957. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946.
Active Iowa City School Board, 1963—1965. Member of American Physiological Society (emeritus).
Married Helen Ruth Kort (deceased ). Children: Ilona, Robert, Lee.