Background
Giere, Frederic Arthur was born on December 10, 1923 in Galesville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Arthur F. and Agnes (Peterson) Giere.
Giere, Frederic Arthur was born on December 10, 1923 in Galesville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Arthur F. and Agnes (Peterson) Giere.
Bachelor of Arts, Luther College, 1947, Master of Science, Syracuse University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University New Mexico, 1953.
Instructor to associate professor biology Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1947-1962. Associate professor Lake Forest (Illinois) College, 1962-1970, professor, 1970-1988, chairman biology department, 1964-1988, professor chairman emeritus, since 1988. Consultant Argonne National Laboratories, since 1967, Abbott Laboratories, since 1978, National Bureau Standards, 1983.
Board directors Iowa division American Cancer Society, 1958-1962, Illinois division, since 1973.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Physiological Society, American Society Zoology, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Sigma Xi, Beta Beta Beta, Phi Sigma.
Married Hazel Marie Teien, June 11, 1955. Children: Nils, John, Martha.