. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. 2001 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 9, pp. 154-155 Obituary: Sherman Anthony Minton Jr. Muhammad S. Khan 7740 NW, 47th Street Lauderhill, , USA Dr. Sherman Anthony Minton Jr., died of cancer in Indianapolis. Indiana, USA. on 15 June 1999, at the age of 80. He was born on the 24 February 1919, in New Albany. Indiana, where he also attended school. He had a fondness for amphibians and reptiles even in his childhood. He was the eldest child of Senator Sherman Minton on whose suggest
. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. 2001 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 9, pp. 154-155 Obituary: Sherman Anthony Minton Jr. Muhammad S. Khan 7740 NW, 47th Street Lauderhill, , USA Dr. Sherman Anthony Minton Jr., died of cancer in Indianapolis. Indiana, USA. on 15 June 1999, at the age of 80. He was born on the 24 February 1919, in New Albany. Indiana, where he also attended school. He had a fondness for amphibians and reptiles even in his childhood. He was the eldest child of Senator Sherman Minton on whose suggestion young Sherman chose medicine instead of law, since medi- cine was closer to zoology. He obtained a BS in Zool- ogy in 1939 and an MD in 1942 at Indiana University. He served during World War II in the Navy from 1943-1946. After the war, Sherman spent 1947-1948 at the University of Michigan Zoology Department, taking Herpetology and Microbiology. He later joined the faculty of Indiana University School of Medicine, in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, where he remained until he retired as Emeritus Pro- fessor in 1984. Dr. Minton's career presents a beauti- ful amalgamation of medicine, microbiology, and herpetology. Sherman married Madge Alice Shortridge Ruther- ford on 10 October 1943. while both were in military service. He was in the Navy and she was flying with the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). Interest- ingly. Madge has also been interested in snakes from her childhood, so their relationship was also profes- sional. They co-authored eight publications including two books. Venomous Reptiles (Minton and Minton 1969. 1980) and Giant Reptiles (Minton and Minton. 1973). Minton took a break from Indiana (1958-1962) to teach at the Basic Medical Sciences Institute. Karachi. Pakistan (now Postgraduate Medical Center), as part of the AID program. He taught at the institute, reorganized the medical teaching courses, and headed the institute for a s
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