Roberts
Rugh
Ph.D.
Born in Springfield, Ohio
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur R. Rugh
and Gertrude Caroline (Roberts) Rugh
Brother of
Elizabeth Louisa (Rugh) Price and Arthur Douglas Rugh
Husband of
Harriette (Sheldon) Rugh
— married
24 Jul 1926 in Martinsburg, Lewis County, New York
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Elizabeth (Rugh) Downs and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 75
in Bethesda, Maryland
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Nov 2015
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Biography
Roberts Rugh was born to Arthur and Gertrude (Roberts) Rugh in Springfield, Ohio on April 16, 1903 and died on 11 November 1978 in Bethesda, Maryland. Rugh married Harriette Sheldon on July 24, 1926 and the couple had two children, Mary Elizabeth (Rugh) Downs and William Arthur.
Education
Rugh earned his A.B. (1926) from Oberlin College and his M.A. (1927) and Ph.D. (1935) from Columbia University.
Professional career
Roberts Rugh began his professional career as a faculty member at Lawrence College (1927-1928) and went on to teach at Hunter College (1929-1939) and New York University (1939-1948) before moving to Columbia University.
At Columbia, Rugh joined the Radiological Research Laboratory, College of Physicians and Surgeons. Here, he served as a Professor of Radiology (1948-1971) in addition to directing research on the effects of ionizing radiation (1948-1971) and serving as a senior medical consultant and lecturer (1971-1978). Rugh devoted many of his research pursuits in the field of embryology and published many papers and wrote several books on this topic.
Sources
- Look Behind Your Mirror, R. C. Worley
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_Rugh
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roberts by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Roberts:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roberts by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Roberts:
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~25.00%
David Rugh
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