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Eugene P. Odum Born: Lake Sunapee, NH 9/17/1913; died 8/10/2002 Education: Univ. of North Carolina (A.B. 1934); Illinois (Ph.D. 1939) Dissertation title: Variations in the heart rate of birds: a study in physiological ecology (Ecol. Mon. 11:299-326) Adviser: S. Charles Kendeigh (C) Comments: Also influenced by Victor E. Shelford Teaching history: Georgia 1940-1984 Others influenced: Robert E. Gordon (M.S.), Monica…

Edgar N. Transeau Born: Williamsport, PA 10/21/1875; died 1/25/1960 Education: Franklin and Marshall Coll. (A.B. 1897); Chicago (1900-01, no degree); Michigan (Ph.D. 1904) Dissertation title: The bog vegetation of the Huron River Valley (Bot. Gaz. 40:351-375, 418-448; 41:17-42) Adviser: F. C. Newcombe (see comments) Comments: Although Newcombe was his official adviser, Transeau’s own writings make it clear that he went…