Background
Reed, Charles Allen was born on June 6, 1912 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of C. Allen and Gladys (Donohoe) Reed.
Reed, Charles Allen was born on June 6, 1912 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of C. Allen and Gladys (Donohoe) Reed.
Student, Whitman College, 1929-1930; Bachelor of Science, University Oregon, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1943.
Instructor biology, U. Oregon, 1936-1937;
lecturer anatomy, University of California Medical School at Berkeley, 1943;
instructor biology, Reed College, 1943-1946;
assistant professor zoology, U. Arizona, 1946-1949;
assistant professor, associate professor zoology, University of Illinois School Pharmacy, 1949-1954, 55-61;
research associate anthropology, University of Chicago, 1954-1955;
associate professor biology, Yale University, 1961-1966;
professor biology and anthropology, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1966-1967;
professor anthropology, University of Illinois, 1967-1980;
professor emeritus, University of Illinois, 1980;
acting head Department, University Illinois, 1967-1970. Member Catlow Caves archeological expedition U. Oregon, 1937. Iraq-Jarmo archeol.expdn.
Oriental Institute University of Chicago, 1954-1955. Iranian prehistoric projectOriental Institute, 1960. U. Istanbul-Chicago Prehistoric project, Turkey,1970, University of Illinois archeological expedition to Sinai, 1986.
Curator mammals and reptiles Peabody Museum, Yale, 1961-1966. Director Yale prehistoric expedition to Nubia, 1962-1965. Research associate vertebrate anatomy Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, since 1966.
Member United States committee National Academy Sciences for International Union for Quaternary Research, 1967-1974.
Fellow American Association Anthropologists (life), Associate Current Anthropology, American Association for the Advancement of Science (life). Member American Society Mammalogists (life), American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (life), American Association Physical Anthropology, American Society Zoologists, American Society Anatomists, Society Study Evolution, Society Vertebrate Paleontology, American Association Quaternary Research, Explorers Club, Chicago Academy of Sciences (board science governors), Chicago Anthropological Society (president 1979-1981), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (life).
Married Lois Wells, August 18, 1951. Children: C. Allen, Robin M., Brian W.