Background
Johnson, Arthur Albin was born on February 24, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Claus Martin Johnson and Esther Marie Youngberg.
Johnson, Arthur Albin was born on February 24, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Claus Martin Johnson and Esther Marie Youngberg.
Bachelor, University Minnesota, 1950. Master of Arts, University Illinois, Urbana, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, Urbana, 1955.
Assistant professor biology Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas, 1955—1957, associate professor biology, 1957—1959, professor biology, 1959—1980, biology department chair, 1972—1989, natural science area chair, 1978—1982, Harold & Lucy Cabe distinguished professor biology, 1980—1990. Panelist, instructional science equipment program National Science Foundation, 1969—1972, convenor, special program, Missouri, 1979—1982. Corporal Infantry United States Army, 1943-1946.
Conservation education chair, member Arkansas Audubon Society, chair, 1980—2007. Treasurer Arkansas Academy of Sciences, 1982—1987, president, 1992—1993. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member: Helminthological Society Washington, American Microscopical Society, American Society Parasitologists.
Married Martha Kathryn Himmel, September 1, 1951. Children: David Mark, Kathryn Ruth McDaniel, Kristen Marie, Paul Arthur;1 child Julie Martha Rhodes.