Charles William Creaser

Background

Creaser, Charles William was born on October 31, 1897 in near Britton, North Dakota, United States. Son of Philip William and Lena Electa (Jacokes) Creaser.

Education

Student Alma (Michigan) College, 1916-1919. Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1920, Master of Science, 1921, Doctor of Philosophy, 1924.

Career

Assistant curator of fishes Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1921-1923, professor vertebrate zoology University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, 1925-1962. Instructor zoology U. Kansas, 1923-1924. Assistant professor zoology Wayne State University (college of Detroit), 1924-1928, associate professor, 1928-1934, professor, zoology, 1934-1964, professor emeritus, since 1964, department chairman biology, 1935-1957.

Special field work Michigan Department Conservation, 1921-1931.

Achievements

• Charles William Creaser has been listed as a noteworthy biologist. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1918. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Zoologists, Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Detroit Physiological Society (president), Sigma Xi (president Wayne chapter), Michigan Academy Science (president 1957).

Connections

Married Hulda M. Ward, July 20, 1924.

Father:

Philip William Creaser

Mother:

Lena Electa (Jacokes) Creaser

Spouse:

Hulda M. Ward