Background
Zirkle, Conway was born on October 28, 1895 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Milton and Mary Louise (Timberlake) Zirkle.
Zirkle, Conway was born on October 28, 1895 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Milton and Mary Louise (Timberlake) Zirkle.
Bachelor of Science, University of Virginia, 1921, Master of Science, 1921. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1925. Student of University of London, England., 1923, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 1924.
Instructor in biology, University of Virginia, 1920-1921. Assistant in botony, Johns Hopkins University 1921-1924. National Research Council fellow, Harvard, 1925-1928, research associate, 1929-1930.
Associate professor of botany, University of Pennsylvania, 1930-1937, professor, 1937-1972.
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Served with United States Army Medical Corps. 1918-1919.; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president section L 1951-1952). Member Botanical America, American Society Naturalists (member editorial board), History of Science Society, Raven Society of Virginia, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha.
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Member editorial board of Isis since 1934, of Botanical Reviews from 1944, Stain Technology from 1946. Secretary board of trustees Biological Abstracts, 1939-1944.
Married Helen Emily Kingsbury, October 4, 1923.