Kerr was the son of a Presbyterian minister.[3] A clinical biochemist at Walter Reed Hospital, he left the United States in 1919 to serve as a volunteer for Near East Relief, an American charity created to help the Armenians. Kerr began his service in Aleppo during an Armenian refugee crisis when many of the survivors of the Armenian genocide had escaped.[4] He worked as a medical and sanitary officer who cared for the survivors of the march of refugees through the desert. He also worked to recover Armenian children from the Kurdish and Turkoman families into which they had been forced.
In 1921 Kerr and Elsa Reckman joined the staff of a Near East Relief orphanage for Armenian children at Nahr Ibrahim, Lebanon. One of the Armenian refugees was as a flower girl in their wedding in 1922. The orphanage was abandoned in 1923 due to a typhoid outbreak.[5]
After Kerr earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1925 from the University of Pennsylvania, he and Elsa returned to the Middle East where he accepted the position of chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at the American University of Beirut. Elsa Kerr also served on the AUB faculty as Dean of Women students. They had four children: Marion, Dorothy, Douglas, and Malcolm H. Kerr.[6]
In 1965, following 40 years of faculty service, Kerr retired with the rank of Distinguished Professor. In recognition of his service, the Republic of Lebanon conferred upon him its Order of Merit and its National Order of the Cedar (Chevalier rank). He and Elsa retired to Princeton, New Jersey.
Kerr published The Lions of Marash in 1973. Some have deemed that book as "practically required reading for Armenians" since it is a firsthand account of the massacre of the Armenian population in Western Armenia.[7]
^"World Who's who in Science: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present". 1968.
^Stanley Kerr. The Dream Palace of the Arabs A Generation's Odyssey. p. 101.
^"On a night Steve Kerr won't forget, the Armenian community reminds him his grandparents will never be forgotten". 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^"The Inside Story Of Steve Kerr And His Family's Little-Known History Of Altruism In The Middle East". UPROXX. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
^"On a night Steve Kerr won't forget, the Armenian community reminds him his grandparents will never be forgotten". 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^"DR. STANLEY E. KERR, 82, BIOCHEMIST, PROFESSOR". The New York Times. 1976-12-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
^"On a night Steve Kerr won't forget, the Armenian community reminds him his grandparents will never be forgotten". 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
External linksedit
Google Books sample of Stanley Kerr's The Lions of Marash.
Kerr mentioned in Google Books sample of "Starving Armenians" page 92.
A selection of Stanley Kerr's papers relating to his work with the Near East Relief are held by the Zoryan Institute 2016-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
April 28, 2024
stanley, kerr, stanley, elphinstone, kerr, march, 1894, december, 1976, american, humanitarian, clinical, biochemist, educator, bornstanley, elphinstone, kerr, 1894, march, 1894hopewell, jerseydieddecember, 1976, 1976, aged, princeton, jerseyoccupation, humani. Stanley Elphinstone Kerr March 30 1894 December 14 1976 was an American humanitarian clinical biochemist and educator 1 2 Stanley KerrBornStanley Elphinstone Kerr 1894 03 30 March 30 1894Hopewell New JerseyDiedDecember 14 1976 1976 12 14 aged 82 Princeton New JerseyOccupation s Humanitarian clinical biochemist educatorRelativesMalcolm H Kerr son Steve Kerr grandson Life and career editKerr was the son of a Presbyterian minister 3 A clinical biochemist at Walter Reed Hospital he left the United States in 1919 to serve as a volunteer for Near East Relief an American charity created to help the Armenians Kerr began his service in Aleppo during an Armenian refugee crisis when many of the survivors of the Armenian genocide had escaped 4 He worked as a medical and sanitary officer who cared for the survivors of the march of refugees through the desert He also worked to recover Armenian children from the Kurdish and Turkoman families into which they had been forced In 1921 Kerr and Elsa Reckman joined the staff of a Near East Relief orphanage for Armenian children at Nahr Ibrahim Lebanon One of the Armenian refugees was as a flower girl in their wedding in 1922 The orphanage was abandoned in 1923 due to a typhoid outbreak 5 After Kerr earned his Ph D in biochemistry in 1925 from the University of Pennsylvania he and Elsa returned to the Middle East where he accepted the position of chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at the American University of Beirut Elsa Kerr also served on the AUB faculty as Dean of Women students They had four children Marion Dorothy Douglas and Malcolm H Kerr 6 In 1965 following 40 years of faculty service Kerr retired with the rank of Distinguished Professor In recognition of his service the Republic of Lebanon conferred upon him its Order of Merit and its National Order of the Cedar Chevalier rank He and Elsa retired to Princeton New Jersey Kerr published The Lions of Marash in 1973 Some have deemed that book as practically required reading for Armenians since it is a firsthand account of the massacre of the Armenian population in Western Armenia 7 Kerr died in 1976 He was the father of Malcolm H Kerr former president of the American University of Beirut and the grandfather of NBA player general manager broadcaster and coach Steve Kerr References edit World Who s who in Science A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present 1968 Stanley Kerr The Dream Palace of the Arabs A Generation s Odyssey p 101 On a night Steve Kerr won t forget the Armenian community reminds him his grandparents will never be forgotten 2019 02 13 Retrieved 2019 02 13 The Inside Story Of Steve Kerr And His Family s Little Known History Of Altruism In The Middle East UPROXX 2016 05 25 Retrieved 2016 06 03 On a night Steve Kerr won t forget the Armenian community reminds him his grandparents will never be forgotten 2019 02 13 Retrieved 2019 02 13 DR STANLEY E KERR 82 BIOCHEMIST PROFESSOR The New York Times 1976 12 15 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2022 12 08 On a night Steve Kerr won t forget the Armenian community reminds him his grandparents will never be forgotten 2019 02 13 Retrieved 2019 02 13 External links editGoogle Books sample of Stanley Kerr s The Lions of Marash Kerr mentioned in Google Books sample of Starving Armenians page 92 A selection of Stanley Kerr s papers relating to his work with the Near East Relief are held by the Zoryan Institute Archived 2016 11 07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stanley Kerr amp oldid 1210121259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
