Background
Smith, Clarence Lavett was born on December 19, 1927 in Lackawanna, New York, United States. Son of Clarence Lavett and Mildred Louise (Gaeckle) Smith.
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Smith, Clarence Lavett was born on December 19, 1927 in Lackawanna, New York, United States. Son of Clarence Lavett and Mildred Louise (Gaeckle) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1949. Master of Science, Tulane University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1959.
Research fellow, University of Michigan, 1958-1960;
associate professor, College of Guam, 1960-1961;
associate professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1961-1962;
assistant curator, American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1962-1967;
associate curator, American Museum Natural History, 1967-1972;
curator, American Museum Natural History, since 1972;
department chairman ichthyology, American Museum Natural History, 1975-1982. Adjunct Professor CUNY, since 1972, L.I.U., 1978-1985, Rutgers University, since 1981. Visiting professor Ohio State University, summers 1959, 63, 64, 66, 67, 71, 72, U. Oklahoma, 1969, University of Michigan, 1976, 78, 80, 82.
Scientist aquanaut Tektite II, 1970, Project Flare, 1973, Project Score, 1975.
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Board of directors Museum Hudson Highlands, since 1975. Member Closter Environmental Commission,1977-1987. Board of trustees Closter Nature Center Association, since 1965.
Member Citizens Committee Development of Hudson River Fisheries Management Plan. Served with Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, American Fisheries Society, Ecological Society American, Society Systematic Zoology, Society Study of Evolution, American Society Limnology and Oceanography.
Married Marjorie Ann Maple, May 8, 1954. Children: Robert Lavett, Laura Annual.
