H. R. Cox

Herald Rea Cox (1907–1986) was an American bacteriologist. The bacterial family Coxiellaceae and the genus Coxiella, which include the organism that causes Q fever, are named after him.

Dr. Herald Rea Cox
H. R. Cox using microscope in 1938
Born
Terre Haute, Indiana
Alma materIndiana State Normal School
Scientific career
FieldsBacteriology
InstitutionsRocky Mountain Laboratory in Hamilton, Montana

Lederle Laboratories

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
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