Arthur Furst
American toxicologist and cancer researcher
Arthur Furst (December 25, 1914 – December 1, 2005) was an American born toxicologist and cancer researcher. He was involved in the creation of the Cancer Chemotherapy Laboratory at Stanford Medical School.
Early life and education
He was born in Minneapolis, and orphaned at the age of four. He earned an A.A. in Psychology at City College of Los Angeles. Later he transferred to UCLA, where he earned an A.B. in Chemistry (1937) with minors in mathematics, physics, and psychology, and an M.A. in Chemistry (1940) with minors in mathematics and education. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1948.
He married Florence Wolovith in 1940. They had four children.
Career
Shortly after graduation from UCLA, Arthur took a teaching position at San Francisco City College. He taught chemistry and related classes at SFCC for seven years before accepting a full-time Assistant Professorship at USF in 1947.
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