William D. McElroy
William David McElroy | |
|---|---|
Leland J. Haworth | |
| Succeeded by | Guyford Stever |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1917 University of California San Diego |
| Thesis | The application of the theory of absolute reaction rates to the action of narcotics (1943) |
| Doctoral advisor | E. Newton Harvey |
| Notable students | John Woodland Hastings |
William David McElroy (22 January 1917 – 17 February 1999) was an American biochemist and academic administrator.
Biography
Early years
McElroy was born to William D. McElroy and Ora Shipley in
Career
After college, McElroy became a professor at
He began working with the
In collaboration with
It deals with the most fundamental problem of analytical biology — the chemical nature and functioning of the basic units on which biological organisms are based. The contributors are ... of the very highest standard ... Workers in the large field of chromosomes, genes, nucleic acids and viruses will find the book essential.
He was awarded the
In 1981, McElroy became a founding member of the World Cultural Council.[7]
Personal life
McElroy married three times. He was first married to Nella Amelia Winch in 1940 with whom he had four children; Ann, Mary, Thomas and William, Jr. His second marriage was in 1967 to biochemist Marlene Anderegg DeLuca. Their one child is Eric Gene. After being widowed in 1987, he married again in 1997 to Olga Robles who survived him.
Honors
References
- .
- ISBN 978-0801804090.
- .
- ^ "William David McElroy". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "W. D. McElroy". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "About Us". World Cultural Council. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "McElroy Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- Helinski, Donald R. (March 2005). "Biographical Memoirs: William David McElroy" (PDF). Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 149 (1): 104–106. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- Hastings, J. Woodland (2004). "William David McElroy". Biographical Memoirs. Vol. 85. National Academy of Sciences. pp. 164–183. OCLC 57734601. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
External links
- William D. McElroy Papers MSS 483. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.