Theodor Rosebury
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Theodor Rosebury | |
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| Born | 10 August 1904 London, England |
| Died | 25 November 1976 (aged 72) Conway, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States (after 1916) |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (DDS) |
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Theodor Rosebury (10 August 1904 – 25 November 1976) was a British-born American bacteriologist and author. He has been called the “pre-eminent oral microbiologist of his era” and the “Grandfather of Modern Oral Microbiology”.[1]
Rosebury was born on 10 August 1904 in London.
He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1916 and attended the University of Pennsylvania (DDS, 1928).
Career
He was chief of the Airborne Infection project at Fort Detrick, Maryland, during World War II. He conducted research in Alaska with Leuman Maurice Waugh (1877–1972), a dentist, explorer, and lecturer. He was a professor at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. He later resided in Chicago. He ended his career as an Emeritus Professor of bacteriology at Washington University in St. Louis.
Later life and death
After retirement, he dedicated himself to writing, cabinetmaking, and music, playing the flute.
He died at his home in Conway, Massachusetts, on 25 November 1976 at the age of 72.[2]
