George Erikson

ERIKSON--Dr. George "Erik", 88, died on January 15, 2009 in Norton, MA. He was most admired by his many students first as assistant professor at Harvard Medical School from 1955 until 1965, and as full professor at Brown University Medical School from 1965 until 1990. He was senior anatomist at the Dept. of Surgery, Mass. General Hospital, Boston and on the faculty of the R.I. School of Design, Providence, RI. Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, Dr. Erikson received many awards: among them, a Guggenheim Fellowship for the study of primates in South America in 1949; the Alpha Omega Honor Medical Society from Harvard Medical in 1957; and the Wiley A.J. Ladman Exemplary Service Award from the American Association of Anatomists, 1999. In 1990, he founded the Erikson Biographical Institute in Providence. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Suzanne Henderson Erikson, and his four children: Ann Febiger of Gloucester, MA; David of Weare, NH; John of Vermillion SD; Tom of Oakland CA; and seven grandchildren. Donations may be sent in Dr. Erikson's name to: Doctors-Without-Borders, 333 Seventh Ave., 2nd floor, New York, NY, 10001-5004. A memorial service will held at 1pm on Saturday, May 30th in the Crystal Room, Alumnae Hall, Brown University, Meeting St., Providence, RI.