Summary
Birthdate
June 26, 1930
Birthplace
Ottawa, Ontario
Residence
St. Louis, Missouri
Family Members
Ø Father: John Wilfred
Ø Mother: Florence
Ø Spouse: Memory Elvin-Lewis, Professor of Biomedicine, Washington University
Ø Children: Memoria; Walter H., Jr.
Personality
Congenial, determined
Favorite Music
Andean flute music
Other Interests
Gardening, antiques, family, travel
Title
Professor of Biology
Office
Biology Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Status
Semi-retired
Degrees
Awards
Mentor
Walter H. Flory who was his thesis advisor for his PhD. [1]
June 26, 1930
Birthplace
Ottawa, Ontario
Residence
St. Louis, Missouri
Family Members
Ø Father: John Wilfred
Ø Mother: Florence
Ø Spouse: Memory Elvin-Lewis, Professor of Biomedicine, Washington University
Ø Children: Memoria; Walter H., Jr.
Personality
Congenial, determined
Favorite Music
Andean flute music
Other Interests
Gardening, antiques, family, travel
Title
Professor of Biology
Office
Biology Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Status
Semi-retired
Degrees
- BA (Honours) UBC, 1951
- MSc (Botany and Biology), UBC, 1954
- PhD (Biology), University of Virginia, 1957
- Post-doctoral work at Kew Gardens, London and at the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm.
Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1963
- DuPont Fellowship, 1953
- Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, 1983
- Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, London, 1987
- Martin de la Cruz Silver Medal (Mexican Academy of Traditional Medicine), 2000
- Janaki-Ammal Medal (Indian Ethnobotany Society), 2004
Mentor
Walter H. Flory who was his thesis advisor for his PhD. [1]