Background
Becker, Elery Ronald was born on December 5, 1896 in near Sterling, Illinois, United States. Son of William Edgar and Emma Catherine (Gerdes) Becker.
Becker, Elery Ronald was born on December 5, 1896 in near Sterling, Illinois, United States. Son of William Edgar and Emma Catherine (Gerdes) Becker.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Colorado, 1921, Doctor of Science, Johns Hopkins, 1923.
Instructor zoölogy, Princeton, 1923-1925. Associate professor zoölogy, Iowa State College, 1925-1935, professor, 1935-1958. Professor zoology Arizona State University, 1958-1961.
Served as private, Medical Department, World War I. Member American Society of Zoölogists, American Society of Parasitologists (president 1954), Beta Beta Beta, American Society Naturalists, Society Protozoologists (secretary-treasurer 1949-1952, president 1959), American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Helen Pauline Grill, June 24, 1925. Children: Helen Catherine, Ronald Ernest, William Elery.