Background
Curtis, John Thomas was born on September 20, 1913 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Frank T. and Emma (Kleigel) Curtis.
Curtis, John Thomas was born on September 20, 1913 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Frank T. and Emma (Kleigel) Curtis.
Bachelor of Arts, Carroll College, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1937.
Botany, associate professor, 1937-1951, professor botany, since 1951. Instructor University of Pennsylvania, 1940. Research director Societe Haitiano-Americaine Development Agricole, 1942-1945.
Chairman Wisconsin State Board Preservation Scientific Areas, 1952-1955. Research associate Milwaukee Public Museum, since 1954. Guggenheim fellow, 1942, 56.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ecological Society American. Member British Ecological Society, Torrey Botanical. Club, Wisconsin Academy Science.
Married Jane Anne Kurtenacker, April. Children: Steven G., Thomas F. Faculty University of Wisconsin.