Ruch, Theodore Cedric, 1906-....

Theodore C. Ruch received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Oregon in 1927 and a master's degree from Stanford University in 1928. As a Rhodes Scholar he studied physiology at Oxford University where he obtained a B.A. in 1930 and a B.Sc. in 1932. He received his Ph.D. in physiology at Yale in 1933 working with John F. Fulton. He remained in the department as a fellow, an instructor, and, from 1938 to 1946, as an assistant professor. In 1946 he left New Haven to become chairman of the department of physiology and biophysics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. From 1961 to 1971, he served as the first director of the Regional Primate Center at the University of Washington. He remained associated with the Center until his retirement in 1976. Ruch died in Santa Barbara, California in 1983.

From the guide to the Theodore C. Ruch correspondence, 1932-1960, (Historical Library, Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library)