William John Kerr

Background

Kerr, William John was born on April 30, 1889 in Blencoe, Iowa, United States. Son of Burdette and Sarah Ellen (Daywalt) Kerr.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University California, 1912, Doctor of Laws, 1956. Master in Medicine, American College Physicians, 1955. Doctor of Medicine Harvard, 1915.

Career

Interne Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1915-1916. Traveling fellow in medical research, Harvard, 1916-1917 (working with Doctor George H. Whipple, Hooper Foundation for Medical Research, University of California Medical School). With University of California Medical School, 1916-1952, successively instructor in medicine, assistant professor, associate professor to 1927, professor of medicine 1927-1952, chairman of the division of medicine 1932-1952.

Physician in chief University of California Hospital, 1925-1952, retired 1952.

Consultant several government agencies 1927-1952.

Achievements

• William John Kerr has been listed as a noteworthy physician, professor of medicine. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of committee medical, National Research Council, from 1947. Served successively as contract surgical, First lieutenant Medical corpus, United States army, captain and major, 1917-1919. Fellow American College Physicians (president 1938-1939).

Member of the American Medical Association, other national, state and local, general and specialized professional organizations

Mason (32 degree, Shriner). Clubs: William Watt Kerr, Bohemian (San Francisco).

Connections

Married Dorothy Campbell Fish, June 19, 1917. Children: William John, Marjorie Simpson, Dorothy Campbell, Farnum Woodward.

Father:

Burdette Kerr

Mother:

Sarah Ellen (Daywalt) Kerr

Spouse:

Dorothy Campbell Fish

child:

Farnum Woodward Kerr

child:

William John Kerr

child:

Dorothy Campbell Kerr

child:

Marjorie Simpson Kerr