Claude Alvin Villee Jr.
Claude Alvin Villee Jr. (9 February 1917, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 7 August 2003) was an American biologist and long-time teacher at Harvard University.
Claude Alvin Villee Jr. | |
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| Born | 1917  |
| Died | 7 August 2003 (aged 85–86) |
| Occupation | Geneticist, university teacher |
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Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Villee studied in the Franklin and Marshall College and later the University of California.[1] He began teaching in 1941 at Berkeley as a research assistant before becoming an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina. He wrote his first book during this period, on request: a biology textbook that eventually saw eight editions and translation into six languages.[1] Thereafter, Villee worked at Harvard University as a teacher from 1946 until his retirement as Andelot Professor of Biological Chemistry in 1991. During this time, he authored or co-authored 350 publications.[1]
References
- Avery, Mary Ellen; Freeberg, A. Stone; Little, Brian; Villee, Dorothy (2006-02-09). "Claude Alvin Villee Jr". The Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2019-05-13.