Background
Fry, Edward Irad was born on January 7, 1924 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Wallace Cordiner and Abigail Elizabeth (Hidden) Fry.
Fry, Edward Irad was born on January 7, 1924 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Wallace Cordiner and Abigail Elizabeth (Hidden) Fry.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1949; Master of Arts, University Texas, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1958.
Assistant professor, Antioch College, 1955-1956; associate professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1956-1966; professor anthropology, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1966-1987; professor emeritus, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1987-1997. Consultant in field, including United States Air Force.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman of the section anthropology 1980), American Anthropological Association. Mem.Soc. for Study Cranio-facial Biology, International Association Human Biologists, Human Biology Council, Society for Study Human Biology, American Association Physical Anthropologists (Executive Committee, secretary-treasurer, president 1973-1975), Sigma Xi.
Married Peggy June Crooke, December 23, 1950.