Alexander Holmes Purcell

Background

Purcell, Alexander Holmes was born on October 12, 1942 in Summit, Mississippi, United States. Son of Alexander H. and Dorothy Purcell.

Education

Bachelor of Science, United States Air Force Academy, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Davis, 1974.

Career

Commissioned captain, United States Air Force, 1964; officer, pilot, United States Air Force, 1964-1970; resigned, United States Air Force, 1970; graduate research assistant, University of California, Davis, 1971-1974; professor entomology, University of California, Berkeley, since 1974; department chair, University of California, Berkeley, 1993; head division entomology and plant and soil microbiology, University of California, Berkeley, 1994; head division environmental biology department environmental science, policy and management, University of California, Berkeley. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) (United Nations), 1981.

Achievements

• Alexander Holmes Purcell has been listed as a noteworthy Entomologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Entomological Society American, American Phytopath. Society, Society Invertebrate Pathology.

Interests

• Avocations: flying, camping.

Connections

Married Rita Hall, October 14, 1946.

Father:

Alexander H. Purcell

Mother:

Dorothy Purcell

Spouse:

Rita Hall