{"id":52,"date":"2012-12-21T04:39:39","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T04:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history2\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2025-08-31T17:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T17:04:12","slug":"biographies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/biographies\/","title":{"rendered":"Biographies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for records on early (or other) ecologists? We have several kinds of biographical materials available. Here are some options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/resolutions-of-respect\/\">Obituaries and resolutions of respect<\/a> for deceased members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for a specific name using the search option at the top of any page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Those who have served in ESA are recorded at <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/officers\/\">the officers page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit our growing <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/profiles\/\">list of profiles<\/a> of selected ecologists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out recent <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/awards\/\">award winners here<\/a>, and those all the way back.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You might enjoy this collection from our <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/biographies\/ecological-richness-diverse-contributors-of-diverse-contributions\/women-in-ecology-series\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5927\">Women in Ecology series<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/biography-table\/\">this table<\/a> of simplified biographical information with links to the <em>ESA Bulletin<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See an <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/pedagogical-genealogy-and-microbiographies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">academic family tree of plant ecologists<\/a> and associated <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/pedagogical-genealogy-and-microbiographies\/\">microbiographies<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HRC has been collecting <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/biographies\/esa-oral-histories-project\/\">oral histories<\/a> of notable ecologists since 2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2004-2005, more than 100 ecologists submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/ecologist-directory\/\">personal accounts<\/a> detailing how they became interested in ecology, what they do now, and what advice they would give to ecology students today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who were <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/people\/original-esa-members\/\">ESA\u2019s earliest members<\/a>? (list)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check our <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/biographies-of-ecologists\/\">list in progress of book-length biographies and autobiographies<\/a> of ecologists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/Braun.jpg\" alt=\"Braun poses for a photo. Black and white.\" class=\"wp-image-8667 img-fluid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/Braun.jpg 535w, https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/Braun-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/Braun-300x431.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lucy Braun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"well wp-block-paragraph\">If you don\u2019t find what you\u2019re looking for, you can help us create a new record!\u00a0Please comment at any page to let us know when praise is due, or you see a flaw in our information, or to share information you have. This project is bigger than all of us\u2014we welcome your help!<br><strong>Thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"don-t-you-love-these-old-photos\">Don\u2019t you love these old photos?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"it-s-fun-to-check-out-pioneers-in-ecology\">It\u2019s fun to check out pioneers in ecology!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone img-responsive wp-image-7498 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/AmesIA600.jpg\" alt=\"A black and white photo of roughly 30 ecologists dressed in coats and ties posing on a wide stairwell of a large building. There are approximately 5 women amongst all white men.\" class=\"wp-image-7498 img-fluid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/AmesIA600.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/AmesIA600-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/AmesIA600-768x587.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1930 Ames Iowa Group.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1930 Ames Iowa Group<br>Identifications (incomplete):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>W. G. McGinnies, University of Arizona<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ada Hayden, Iowa State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R. Keinholz, Connecticut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>William S. Cooper, University of Minnesota<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charles F. Hottes, University of Illinois<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raymond J. Pool, University of Nebraska<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edwin B. Powers, University of Tennessee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>George Elwood Nichols, Yale University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leslie A. Kenoyer, Western Michigan State Teachers College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J. M. Aikman, Iowa State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J. A. Larsen, Iowa State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T. L. Steiger, University of Nebraska<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol start=\"13\"><li>Bell, USDA<\/li><li>Herbert C. Hansen, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station<\/li><li>Victor E. Shelford, University of Illinois<\/li><li>George D. Fuller, University of Chicago<\/li><li>Arthur G. Vestal, University of Illinois<\/li><li>Fraser, Indiana<\/li><li>T. J. Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska<\/li><li>John E. Weaver, University of Nebraska<\/li><li>Barrington Moore, UK<\/li><li>A. O. Weese, University of Oklahoma<\/li><li>W. C. Allee, University of Chicago<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for records on early (or other) ecologists? We have several kinds of biographical materials available. Here are some options: If you don\u2019t find what you\u2019re looking for, you can help us create a new record!\u00a0Please comment at any page to let us know when praise is due, or you see a flaw in our information, or to share information&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11104,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9411,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions\/9411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}