Background
Bell, William Bonar was born on June 2, 1877 in Milton, Iowa, United States. Son of Robert Pollock and Isabel (Bonar) Bell.
Bell, William Bonar was born on June 2, 1877 in Milton, Iowa, United States. Son of Robert Pollock and Isabel (Bonar) Bell.
M. Didactics, Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, 1899. Bachelor of Arts, State University of Iowa, 1902, Master of Science, 1903, Doctor of Philosophy., 1905.
Assistant professor biology, later professor zoölogy and physiology, North Dakota Agricultural College, 1905-1916. Biological Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department Interior, Washington, District of Columbia, since 1916, title chief division of wild life research. Retired August, 1944.
Author of government reports and bulletins.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Mammalogists, Society of America Foresters, American Forestry Association, American Ornithologists Union, Washington Biological Society, Washington Academy Science, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta.
Married Clara Carlton Preston, September 5, 1906. Children: Julia Carlton, David Bonar.