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Dr Arthur Robinson

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Dr Arthur Robinson

Birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Death
16 Feb 2000 (aged 86)
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Burial
Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Peace, Lot 67
Memorial ID
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Parents were Jennie Tashman Robinson and Robert Robinson.

Siblings were Riva Robinson and Richard G. Robinson.

Wife was Mary Cane Robinson.

Died in Denver, Colorado.

Burial location is Boulder, Colorado.

Dr. Arthur Robinson was a pediatrician and scientist who performed research in the field of human birth defects as related to chromosomes.

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center became the first location to house a birth defect clinic due to the efforts of Dr. Robinson.

Dr. Bruce Bender, fellow scientist and close associate, told the Rocky Mountain News upon his death: "He was a pediatrician. And then he really went after birth defects. He helped unravel the mystery of human chromosomes."

Sources and chronology:

1914 - born in New York City, per Massaro 2000. Rocky Mountain News.

1920 - Jennie Robinson. United States Census, 1920. Jennie Robinson in household of Robert Robinson, Bronx Assembly District 7, Bronx, New York, United States; citing sheet 8A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,140.

1930 - Jennie Robinson. United States Census, 1930. Manhattan (Districts 0501-0750), New York, New York, United States. District ED 533. Sheet Number and Letter 17A. Household ID 323. Line Number 34.

1938 - received his M.D. degree from Rush Medical School at the University of Chicago, per Massaro 2000.

1940 - Jennie T Robinson. United States Census, 1940. Jennie T Robinson, Assembly District 15, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-1317, sheet 4B, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2655.

1940 - occupation listed as "Physician, Harlem Hospital", per 1940 US Census.

1975 - joined the National Jewish Medical Research Center, later becoming its Vice President, per Massaro 2000.

2000 - Arthur Robinson. United States Social Security Death Index. Age 86. Given Name Arthur. Surname Robinson. Birth Date 12 Jan 1914. State Colorado. Last Place of Residence Colorado. Previous Residence Postal Code 80246. Event Date 16 Feb 2000.

2000 - Massaro, Gary. Dr. Arthur Robinson Founded Birth Defect Clinic at CU. (March 2, 2000) Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado.

2003 - Arthur Robinson mentioned in obituary for wife Mary Cane Robinson. Arthur Robinson in entry for Mary Cane Robinson, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 11 Jul 2003; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.; citing Daily Camera, The, born-digital text. Date of event: 11 July 2003. Date of death of Mary Cane Robinson: 9 July 2003.

2005 - death notice for death of brother Richard G. Robinson - Classified. Paid Notice: Deaths Robinson, Richard G.. (June 19, 2005). The New York Times. Excerpt: "Robinson--Richard G. 83, died peacefully at home on June 11 after a remarkable fight against pancreatic cancer. Adored husband of Phyllis Kenner Robinson for 61 years. Cherished father of Nancy Thompson, son of Robert and Jennie Tashman Robinson, brother of the late Riva Robinson and Dr. Arthur Robinson".

2009 - Perry, Daniella G. The International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology meeting, July 2009. “Understanding Clinical Care out of Laboratory Research: Arthur Robinson’s calling to bring genetics into medicine”.
Parents were Jennie Tashman Robinson and Robert Robinson.

Siblings were Riva Robinson and Richard G. Robinson.

Wife was Mary Cane Robinson.

Died in Denver, Colorado.

Burial location is Boulder, Colorado.

Dr. Arthur Robinson was a pediatrician and scientist who performed research in the field of human birth defects as related to chromosomes.

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center became the first location to house a birth defect clinic due to the efforts of Dr. Robinson.

Dr. Bruce Bender, fellow scientist and close associate, told the Rocky Mountain News upon his death: "He was a pediatrician. And then he really went after birth defects. He helped unravel the mystery of human chromosomes."

Sources and chronology:

1914 - born in New York City, per Massaro 2000. Rocky Mountain News.

1920 - Jennie Robinson. United States Census, 1920. Jennie Robinson in household of Robert Robinson, Bronx Assembly District 7, Bronx, New York, United States; citing sheet 8A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,140.

1930 - Jennie Robinson. United States Census, 1930. Manhattan (Districts 0501-0750), New York, New York, United States. District ED 533. Sheet Number and Letter 17A. Household ID 323. Line Number 34.

1938 - received his M.D. degree from Rush Medical School at the University of Chicago, per Massaro 2000.

1940 - Jennie T Robinson. United States Census, 1940. Jennie T Robinson, Assembly District 15, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-1317, sheet 4B, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2655.

1940 - occupation listed as "Physician, Harlem Hospital", per 1940 US Census.

1975 - joined the National Jewish Medical Research Center, later becoming its Vice President, per Massaro 2000.

2000 - Arthur Robinson. United States Social Security Death Index. Age 86. Given Name Arthur. Surname Robinson. Birth Date 12 Jan 1914. State Colorado. Last Place of Residence Colorado. Previous Residence Postal Code 80246. Event Date 16 Feb 2000.

2000 - Massaro, Gary. Dr. Arthur Robinson Founded Birth Defect Clinic at CU. (March 2, 2000) Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado.

2003 - Arthur Robinson mentioned in obituary for wife Mary Cane Robinson. Arthur Robinson in entry for Mary Cane Robinson, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 11 Jul 2003; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.; citing Daily Camera, The, born-digital text. Date of event: 11 July 2003. Date of death of Mary Cane Robinson: 9 July 2003.

2005 - death notice for death of brother Richard G. Robinson - Classified. Paid Notice: Deaths Robinson, Richard G.. (June 19, 2005). The New York Times. Excerpt: "Robinson--Richard G. 83, died peacefully at home on June 11 after a remarkable fight against pancreatic cancer. Adored husband of Phyllis Kenner Robinson for 61 years. Cherished father of Nancy Thompson, son of Robert and Jennie Tashman Robinson, brother of the late Riva Robinson and Dr. Arthur Robinson".

2009 - Perry, Daniella G. The International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology meeting, July 2009. “Understanding Clinical Care out of Laboratory Research: Arthur Robinson’s calling to bring genetics into medicine”.


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