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Curtis D Klaassen, The Life and Times of John Doull, PhD, MD (1922–2017), Toxicological Sciences, Volume 162, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 5–11, https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfy009
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To place Dr John Doull’s life in perspective of time, the town in which he was born, Baker, Montana, was founded only 14 years before he was born. Baker developed because the Milwaukee Railroad in 1908 built a dam at this location to supply water for the steam locomotives; the same year businesses were first established and the first post office opened. Baker served as a market town for a community of homesteaders that attempted dry land farming and ranching (Figure 1).
Dr Doull’s father was also named John and was born in Scotland. The elder Doull served in World War I, and came to the United States when he was 24-years old with the desire to be a “cowboy.” He settled in Baker, Montana, because his brother had immigrated there a few years earlier and had opened a dry goods store. Dr Doull’s mother, Vivian Kelling, was born in Goldfield, Iowa and moved with her parents in 1907 to Baker, Montana. Vivian’s father was Frederick Kelling, who was instrumental in the founding of Fallon County, with the county seat in Baker. He also was sheriff of the county and the family lived above the jail. Dr Doull was born in his grandparents’ home above the jail on September 13, 1922. Dr Doull inherited excellent genes as both of his parents lived well into their 90s. His parents instilled in him their family values and traditions. Church was an extremely important part of the Doull family life.
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