Allan Robert Phillips

Background

Phillips, Allan Robert was born on October 25, 1914 in New York City. Son of Robert Wendell and Alma (Josephi) Phillips. arrived in Mexico, 1957.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1946; Master of Science, U. Arizona, 1939.

Career

Curator of ornithology, Museum Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, 1940-1957; associate professor, U. Arizona, 1949, 58; various positions with, National Autonomous U. Mexico, Mexico City, 1957-1974; guest research associate and professor, Autonomous U. Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico, 1973-1980; research associate and taxonomic consultant, Denver Museum Natural History, since 1977; professor, Michoacán U. San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico, 1979. Research associate Delaware Museum Natural History, Greenville, 1971-1977, San Diego Natural History Museum, 1973-1989, United States Museum Natural History, American Museum Natural History, Canada National Museum Natural Sciences.

Achievements

• Allan Robert Phillips has been listed as a noteworthy Ornithologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Known Birds of North and Middle America. Distribution and Variation, Migrations, Changes, Hybrids, Etc. Part I. Hirundinidae to Mimidae; Certhiidae

Membership

President bird club Tucson Natural History Society, 1949-1957. Member Ducks Unlimited Mexico A.C. Member Tennessee Ornithological Society, Wilson Ornithological Society, Western Field Ornithologists, British Ornithologists Club, British Ornithologists Union, Asosn. Ornitol. Plata, Association Field Ornithologists, Pronatura Mexico, Conservation International, Society Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Neotropical Ornithological Society.

Connections

Married Juana Farfán, March 3, 1964. Children: Robert, Edward, Bryan Victor.

Father:

Robert Wendell Phillips

Mother:

Alma (Josephi) Phillips

Spouse:

Juana Farfán

child:

Robert Phillips

child:

Edward Phillips

child:

Bryan Victor Phillips