Robert Kendall Enders (September 22, 1899 –January 25, 1988) was an American zoologist.
Robert K. Enders | |
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 Enders in 1973 | |
| Born | Robert Kendall Enders September 22, 1899 |
| Died | January 25, 1988 (aged 88)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | Union College Missouri Valley College Academy of Natural Sciences Swarthmore College |
Born in the small Iowa city of Essex, Enders attended the University of Michigan where he majored in zoology, earning an A.B. in 1925 and a Ph.D. in 1927. His first posting was as assistant professor of biology at Union College and, the following year, at Missouri Valley College. In 1932, Dr. Enders joined the Swarthmore College faculty as an assistant professor and became chairman of the biology department in 1946. He retired in 1970. During 1932 year he visited Barro Colorado Island, where he had his research station in the Panama Canal Zone. He then visited the island again as a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[2] After that, he continued to visit the research station periodically.[3][4] He was an Emeritus Professor of Zoology at Swarthmore College in 1966 as well.[5][6][7] Dr. Enders served as director of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colorado, during the summers of 1958 through 1969.[8]
Robert K. Enders died in Swarthmore at the age of 88. He and his wife Abbie were the parents of a daughter, Gertrude, and a son, Allen.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Robert K Enders, 25 Jan 1988"; United States Social Security Death Index
- ^ United Press. "Strange Mice Captured on Panama Peak; Discovery Is Reported by Pennsylvanian" (The Pittsburgh Press, November 14, 1937)
- ^ United Press. "YOUTH BACK FROM JUNGLE; Swarthmore Graduate Home After Panama Trip" (The Pittsburgh Press, September 18, 1938)
- ^ "SCIENCE NOTES Medicated Table Salts Prevent Malaria—Clover Hormone" (The New York Times, November 3, 1957)
- ^ "WILDLIFE EXHIBITED IN 5-MILE LONG PARK; 1,500 Acres at Jackson Hole Are Dedicated to the Display of Animals in Natural Habitat; STRIP IS HALF-MILE WIDE; Wyoming Area Also Will Serve as Outdoor Laboratory—Moat Barriers Installed" (The New York Times, July 20, 1948)
- ^ Carmody, Deirdre. "Bug on Mosquitoes Enjoys Infested Jersey Sanctuary" (The New York Times, July 23, 1971)
- ^ "Biography". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ^ Johnson, John C (1961). A Brief History of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. The State Historical Society of Colorado. p. 102.
- ^ "Robert K. Enders, Professor, 88" (The New York Times, January 29, 1988)