George F. Odland ’44

George Odland died in Seattle, Nov. 21, 1997, from complications of a stroke. He was 75. He came to us from Lakeside School in Seattle and for two years roomed with Don Hirschberger. At Princeton, he majored in psychology.

He left Princeton in 1943 to enter Harvard Medical School, from which he graduated in 1946, and then interned at Massachusetts General, spent two years as a Navy medical officer, completed a residency in dermatology in 1954, and returned to Seattle. There he commenced part-time practice with his father and conducted research at the U. of Washington Medical School, becoming head of the division of dermatology in 1962. He was a pioneer in the use of the electron microscope, developed an international reputation based on his research, served on a peer-review panel for the National Institutes of Health, and was a world expert in skin research.

George is survived by Elisabeth, his wife of 52 years; sons Hank, Peter, and John; their wives Lesley, Julia, and Lindy; eight grandchildren, and his sister Patricia, to whom the class extends its sympathy.

The Class of 1944