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Challinor, David was born on July 11, 1920 in New York City. Son of David and Mercedes (Crimmins) Challinor.
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David Challinor, American biologist. Trustee Manhattanville College, 1964-1970, Environmental Law Institute, 1975-1984, 86-92; board directors Environmental Defense Fund, 1982-1994, African Wildlife Foundation, 1980-2004, chairman board N Fixing Tree Association, 1988-1994, Center for Marine Conservation, 1992-1999. With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science; member Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1943; MF, Yale University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1966.
Career
With, Offerman-Anderson, Clayton & Company, Houston, 1947-1951; cotton farmer, Culberson County, Texas, 1951-1953; assistant secretary, First Mortgage Company, Houston, 1953-1957; research assistant, Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station, New Haven, 1959-1960; deputy director, Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, 1960-1965; acting director, Yale Peabody Museum, 1965-1966; special assistant in tropical biology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1966-1967; deputy director office international activities, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1967-1968; director office international activities, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1968-1970; assistant secretary science, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1971-1987; science advisor, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1988-1995; scientist emeritus, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, since 1996; vice president for Northern American, Charles Darwin Foundation, 1971-1992.
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Membership
Trustee Manhattanville College, 1964-1970, Environmental Law Institute, 1975-1984, 86-92. Board directors Environmental Defense Fund, 1982-1994, African Wildlife Foundation,1980-, Chairman of the Board Fixing Tree Association, 1988-1994, Center for Marine Conservation, since 1992. With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Joan Ridder, November 22, 1952. Children: Julia M., Mary E., Sarah L., D. Thompson.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1943
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1959
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1966