Background
Kruckeberg, Arthur Rice was born on March 21, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Arthur Woodbury and Ella Muriel Kruckeberg.
Kruckeberg, Arthur Rice was born on March 21, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Arthur Woodbury and Ella Muriel Kruckeberg.
Bachelor of Arts, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1941; postgraduate, Stanford University, 1941-1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1950.
Instructor biology, Occidental College, 1946; teaching assistant, University of California-Berkeley, 1946-1950; member of faculty, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1950; professor botany, U. Washington, 1964-1988, emeritus, since 1988; department chairman, U. Washington, 1971-1977. Consultant in field.
Co-founder Washington Natural Area Preserves system, 1966. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Washington Native Plant Society (founder 1976), California Botanical Society.
Married Mareen Schultz, March 21, 1953. Children– Arthur Leo, Enid Johanna. Children by previous marriage– Janet Muriel, Patricia Elayne, Caroline.