Background
Altmann, Stuart Allen was born on June 8, 1930 in St. Louis. Son of Maurice Walter and Deborah (Freedman) Altmann.
Altmann, Stuart Allen was born on June 8, 1930 in St. Louis. Son of Maurice Walter and Deborah (Freedman) Altmann.
Bachelor of Arts Zoology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Harvard University, 1960.
Assistant professor zoology, U. Alberta, Canada, 1960-1965;
associate professor, U. Alberta, Canada, 1965;
sociobiologist, Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, 1965-1970;
professor anatomy, University of Chicago, 1970-1980;
professor biology, University of Chicago, 1970-1988;
professor ecology and evolution, University of Chicago, 1988-1995;
professor emeritus, University of Chicago, since 1995;
member commission on evolutionary biology, University of Chicago, 1970-1995;
member commission on human nutrition and nutritional biology, University of Chicago, 1978-1995. Honorary research associate Haile Sellaissie I U., Ethiopia, 1971. Member experimental psychology science advisory panel National Institute of Mental Health, 1969-1973, primate conservation committee National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1970-1972.
Grant reviewer National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Spencer Foundation, National Geography Society, Smithsonian Institution, others.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Animal Behavior Society (president 1977, Executive Committee 1975-1978). Member American Society Primatologists (chairman founding membership committee 1976-1977), International Ethological Council (delegate 1983-1990).
Married Jeanne Glaser, June 20, 1959. Children: Michael Alexander, Rachel Annual.