Background
Wood, Albert ELmer was born on September 22, 1910 in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, United States. Son of Albert Norton and Edith (Elmer) Wood.
Wood, Albert ELmer was born on September 22, 1910 in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, United States. Son of Albert Norton and Edith (Elmer) Wood.
Bachelor of Science in Geology, Princeton University, 1930. Master of Arts in Zoology, Columbia, 1932. Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Columbia, 1935.
Master of Arts, Amherst College, 1954.
Assistant geologist United States Army Engineers, Binghamton, New York, 1936-1939, associate geologist, 1939-1941, geologist, 1941, '46. Assistant professor biology department Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1946-1948, associate professor, 1948-1954, professor, 1954-1970.
Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1941-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (life), Geological Society of America (50 year). Member Paleontological Society of America, Society Vertebrate Paleontology (past president, honorary), American Society Mammalogists.
Married Frances Wright, January 17, 1937 (deceased January 5, 1987). Children: Albert Frederick, Roger Conant, Daniel Nixon.