Philip Jason Clark (January 28, 1920 – December 24, 1964) was an American ecologist and zoologist. He taught at the University of Oklahoma and at Michigan State University.[1] His expertise made serious contributions to human genetics, physical anthropology and community ecology.[1] Those contributions are most reflected in journals such as Ecology, Science, Human Biology, Eugenics Quarterly, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Animal Behavior and American Journal of Human Genetics.[1] He died on December 24, 1964, when he was hit by a pickup truck while walking home from his office at Michigan State University.[2]
Philip J. Clark | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 28, 1920 |
| Died | December 24, 1964 (aged 44) |
| Education | University of Chicago University of Michigan |
| Spouse | Deborah |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biometrics Ecology Human genetics Zoology |
| Institutions | University of Oklahoma Michigan State University |
| Thesis | Relative viability of albino and normal paradise fish, Macropodus opercularis, when exposed in the laboratory to various mortality-producing agents (1953) |
| Doctoral advisor | Lee R. Dice |
Life and work edit
Philip Clark was born on January 28, 1920, in Takoma Park, Maryland.[1] He spent most of his childhood growing up in Chicago near Lake Michigan. Clark attended the University of Chicago and graduated in 1948 after serving a year and half in the U.S. Navy.[1] Under the supervision of Dr. Lee R. Dice, Clark underwent his graduate studies. His efforts paid off and was award a M.S. degree in 1950 and a Ph.D. degree in 1953.[1] Still at the University of Chicago, Clark went to the Institute of Human Biology till 1955 and work as a Junior Biologist. Soon after, he got a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Statistics. A year later, he started teaching at the University of Oklahoma.[1] In 1957, Clark transferred to Michigan State University and joined their faculty.[1] The department of Zoology recognized his talents and research and was soon promoted to a professor after 4 years.[1] The National Science Foundation granted Clark to hold a Science Faculty Fellowship at the University of North Carolina and taught in the department of Biostatistics. He returned to Michigan State University due to a year's sabbatical leave.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Resolution of Respect: Philip Jason Clark, 1920‐1964". Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 46 (2): 54–56. 1965. doi:10.2307/20165664. JSTOR 20165664. S2CID 252250443.
- ^ "MSU Prof Killed; Driver is Charged". Detroit Free Press. 1964-12-26. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
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