Background
Amrein, Yost Ursus Lucius was born on January 3, 1918 in Arosa, Switzerland. Son of Otto Friederich and Anna Elisabeth (Beerli) Amrein. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1942.
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Yost Ursus Lucius Amrein, Swiss Zoologist, educator. Decorated Bronze Star with one cluster.; Public Health fellow National Institute Medical Research, London, England., 1957-1958; research grantee, 1959-1974; recipient Outstanding Graduate Achievement award Phi Sigma, University of California at Los Angeles, 1951.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1947; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, 1951.
Career
Assistant ranch supervisor, Teesdale Ranch, near Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, 1937-1938; from instructor to associate professor zoology, Pomona (California) College, 1951-1959; professor zoology, department chairman, Pomona (California) College, 1959-1968; Willard G. Halstead professor, Pomona (California) College, 1961-1981; emeritus, Pomona (California) College, since 1981. Research fellow Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, 1964-1965.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Fellow Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Western Society Naturalists (president 1969), Southern California Society Parasitologists, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma.
Connections
Married Margaret Cuthbertson Brown, December 28, 1948. 1 son, Lucius George.
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Nationality
Swiss
Awards
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Decorated Bronze Star with one cluster. Public Health fellow National Institute Medical Research, London, England., 1957-1958. Research grantee, 1959-1974. Recipient Outstanding Graduate Achievement award Phi Sigma, University of California at Los Angeles, 1951.Decorated Bronze Star with one cluster. Public Health fellow National Institute Medical Research, London, England., 1957-1958. Research grantee, 1959-1974.
Recipient Outstanding Graduate Achievement award Phi Sigma, University of California at Los Angeles, 1951.