Cohart, Edward.

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Edward Maurice Cohart was born in 1909. He received a B.A. degree from Columbia University in 1928 and a M.D. in 1933. Cohart was in private practice from 1935-1942. He received a M.P.H. degree in 1947, and was a cancer control consultant for the United States Public Health Service from 1947-1948. Cohart was an associate professor of public health at Yale University from 1948-1956, a professor of public health from 1956-1960, and the C.-E.A. Winslow Professor of Public Health from 1960-1978.

1909 born in Brooklyn, N. Y.; son of Maurice Abraham and Emma (Chess) Cohart 1928 received B. A. from Columbia University 1933 received M. D. 1933 married Mary Schleifer 1935 1942 in private practice 1947 received M. P. H. 1947 1948 cancer control consultant, United States Public Health Service 1948 1956 Associate professor of public health, Yale University 1955 1956 Deputy commissioner of Department of Health, New York City; also consultant in public health at Institute of Public Administration, N. Y. 1956 received Honorary M. A. from Yale University 1956 1960 Professor of public health, Yale University 1960 1978 Charles-Edward A. Winslow Professor of Public Health, Yale University 1961 Acting chairman, Department of Public Health, Yale University 1965 1968 Secretary-Treasurer, Association of Schools of Public Health 1966 1967 President, New England Public Health Association 1966 1968 Chairman, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University, 1978 Charles-Edward A. Winslow Professor Emeritus of Public Health, Yale University

-from Who's Who in America, 40th ed., 1978-1979, p. 635; Historical Register of Yale University, 1951-1968, p. 219

From the guide to the Edward Maurice Cohart papers, 1936-1978, (Manuscripts and Archives)

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