Background
Little, Elbert Luther was born on October 15, 1907 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Son of Elbert L. and Josephine (Conner) Little.
Little, Elbert Luther was born on October 15, 1907 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Son of Elbert L. and Josephine (Conner) Little.
Bachelor, U. Oklahoma, 1927; Bachelor of Science, U. Oklahoma, 1932; Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1929; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1927; postgraduate, Utah State University, 1928.
Botanist, Oklahoma Division Forestry, 1930, 77-78; assistant professor biology, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1930-1933; from assistant to associate forest ecologist, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Tucson, 1934-1942; dendrologist, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1942-1976; botanist, Foreign Economics Administration, Bogotá, Colombia, 1943-1945; production specialist, United States Commercial Company, Mexico, 1945; professor dendrology, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, 1953-1954, 60; botanist, U. Maryland., Guyana, 1955; consultant, United Nations Mission, Costa Rica, 1964-1965, 67; consultant, United Nations Mission, Ecuador, 1965, 75; consultant, United Nations Mission, Nicaragua, 1971; consultant, Peace Corps, Paraguay, 1984; visiting professor biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University, 1966-1967; professor, U. District of Columbia, 1979; collaborator, United States National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 1965-1976; research associate, United States National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, since 1976.
Fellow Society American Foresters (Barrington Moore award 1986), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington Academy Sciences, Oklahoma Academy Science, Explorers Club. Member American Institute Biological Sciences (governing board 1956-1960), American Forestry Association (Distinguished Svc. award 1981), Botanical Society American.
Married Ruby Rema Rice, August 14, 1943. Children: Gordon Rice, Melvin Weaver, Alice Conner.