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July 2015

Joseph Grinnell

Joseph Grinnell Born: near Fort Sill, OK 2/27/1877; died 5/29/1939 Education: Throop Polytechnic Institute (now Cal Tech) (B.S. 1897); Stanford (M.A. 1901; Ph.D 1913) Dissertation title: An account of the mammals and birds of the lower Colorado Valley with especial reference to the distributional problems presented (Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. 10:197-406) Advisor: Charles H. Gilbert (?) Teaching history: UC Berkeley…

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Sir C. Maurice Yonge

Sir C. Maurice Yonge Born: Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK 12/9/1899; died 3/17/1986 Education: Edinburgh (B.Sc. 1922; Ph.D. 1924; D.Sc 1927) Advisor: ? Primary specialty: Marine zoology Teaching history: Bristol Univ. (11933-44); Glasgow (1944-70) Ph.D. students: Joseph H. Connell External links: Wikipedia | Glasgow Univ. bio

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George M. Woodwell

George M. Woodwell Born: Cambridge, MA 10/23/28 Education: Dartmouth (A.B. 1950), Duke (A.M. 1956, Ph.D. 1958) Dissertation title: Factors limiting the growth of pond pine seedlings in organic soils of the Carolinas. (Ecol. Mon. 28:219-236) Advisor: Henry J. Oosting (C) Teaching history: Maine 1957-61 Others influenced: William A. Reiners, Charlie Hall ESA offices and honors: Vice President 1967; President 1977-78;…

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John N. Wolfe

John N. Wolfe Born: Logan, OH 12/2/10; died 12/16/74 Education: Ohio State (B.A. 1933, M. Sc. 1934, Ph.D. 1937) Dissertation title: The lichens of Ohio (Ohio Biol. Survey 36:1-50) Advisor: Edgar N. Transeau (signed dissertation) Comments: Was also strongly influenced by Lewis H. Tiffany while at Ohio State. Teaching history: Ohio State 1937-55, 1957-58 ESA Links: Resolution of Respect

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Robert H. Whittaker

Robert H. Whittaker Born: Wichita, KS 12/27/20, died 10/20/80 Education: Washburn Univ. (B.A. 1942); Univ. of Illinois (Ph.D. 1948) Dissertation title: A vegetation analysis of the Great Smoky Mountains (Ecol. Mon. 26:1-80) Advisor: S. Charles Kendeigh (C) Comments: Started at Illinois under Victor E. Shelford with Arthur G. Vestal as a co-adviser to represent botany. Switched to Kendeigh when Shelford…

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Edgar T. Wherry

Edgar T. Wherry Born:  Philadelphia, PA 9/10/1885; died 5/19/1982 Education: Pennsylvania (B.S. 1906; Ph.D. 1909) Dissertation title: Contributions to the mineralogy of the Newark group in Pennsylvania (Trans. Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 7, February, 1910) Advisor: ? Comments: Started his career as a mineralogist and chemist but became interested in soil acidity and plant-soil relations and eventually…

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Centennial History of ESA available

A Centennial History of the Ecological Society of America by Frank Egerton is now available at Amazon.com. From the Amazon blurb: Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) is the largest professional society devoted to the science of ecology. A Centennial History of the Ecological Society of America tells the story of ESA’s humble beginnings,…

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ESA Bulletin reflects on the Society’s first 100 years

In recognition of ESA’s centennial in 2015, the Bulletin is publishing a series on the Society’s history, its practitioners, and the history of ecology as a discipline.Most links below open PDFs from the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. For more reviews and reflections, visit the references page. Centennial Articles The Ecological Society of America at Mid-Century: Finding Its…

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