Dr. Farrington Daniels
Dr. Farrington Daniels, professor emeritus of medicine and of public health, died on Nov. 12. He was 84.
A groundbreaking dermatologist, Dr. Daniels' early research helped lead to the correlation between ultraviolet radiation (UV), sunburn, skin cancer and aging. His findings prompted further study on the environmental impacts of UV radiation caused by the increased depletion of the ozone layer. As the former chief of the Stress Physiology Branch at the Quartermaster Research & Development Center (U.S. Army) in Natick, Mass., Dr. Daniels explored the physiology of frostbite and sweating, contributing to the design of military equipment and clothing of the Korean War.
Nearly 13 years after serving his medical residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, Dr. Daniels was appointed associate professor of medicine and served as head of the Dermatology Division at Cornell University Medical College from 1962 until 1981. He served as professor of public health from 1972 to 1984.
Born in Madison, Wis., Dr. Daniels began his medical career at the University of Wisconsin before transferring to Harvard Medical School, where he graduated with the accelerated wartime class of '43B in December of 1943. Two years later, Dr. Daniels was commissioned a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, later serving as chief of Medical Service in the 153rd Army Hospital in the Philippines, until leaving the Army as captain in 1947.
Dr. Daniels' many interests included photography, history and tree planting.
He is survived by his wife, Alice, their three children, and five grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at the First Congregational Church in Madison, Wis.