Robert Q. Marston
| Robert Q. Marston | |
|---|---|
University of Florida President
Robert Q. Marston, circa 1975. |
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| Born |
February 12, 1923 Toano, Virginia |
| Died | March 14, 1999 (aged 76) Gainesville, Florida |
| Education |
B.S., Virginia Military Institute, 1944 M.D., Medical College of Virginia, 1947 B.S., University of Oxford, 1949 |
| Occupation |
Medical Doctor Research Scientist University President |
| Employer |
National Institutes of Health Medical College of Virginia University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of Florida |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Carter Garnett Marston |
Robert Quarles Marston (February 12, 1923 – March 14, 1999) was an American physician, research scientist, governmental appointee and university administrator. Marston was a native of Virginia, and, after earning his bachelor's, medical and research degrees, he became a research scientist and medical professor. He served as the dean of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, the director of the National Institutes of Health, and the president of the University of Florida.
He was born in Toano, Virginia, a small unincorporated community near Williamsburg, in 1923. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia with a bachelor of science degree in 1944. While attending the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) in Richmond, Virginia, he married Ann Carter Garnett in 1946. Following his graduation from MCV with a doctor of medicine degree (M.D.) in 1947, he received a Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. While studying at Oxford's Lincoln College, Marston worked under Nobel Prize-winner Howard Florey, Norman Heatley and other scientists from the research team that developed penicillin as the first antibiotic, and graduated with a degree in research science.
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