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Leopold G. Koss

Physician, pathologist, educator

Born Oct. 2, 1920, Gdansk, Poland; came to U.S., 1947; son of Abram Kon and Rose (Merenholc); m. Lydia (Palla); children: Michael, Andrew, Richard Powell.

Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), University of Berne (Switzerland), 1946.

Career: prof., chairman emeritus, Department of Pathology, A. Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx (NY).

Author: 10 books; 28 book chapters; over 330 scientific publications.

Member of: German Academy of Sciences; numerous professional organizations.

Honors: A. Jurzykowski Award for medicine, 1990; numerous scientifical awards and honors; listed in: Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World.

Served with: Polish Army, France, 1940; U.S. Army, major, 1954-56.

Languages: Polish, English, French, German, Spanish.

Office: Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E. 210th St., Bronx, NY 10467.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996

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