Elliot Scoville Krafsur

Background

Krafsur, Elliot Scoville was born on May 15, 1939 in Frederick, Maryland. Son of Samuel Simon Krafsur and Dixie Elizabeth (Scoville) Otis.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Maryland., 1961; Master of Science, U. Maryland., 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. London, 1972.

Career

National Science Foundation research fellow, London School Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 1969-1972; Wellcome Trust research fellow department zoology, U. Oxford, England, 1972-1973; research entomologist, USDA Veterinary Superior vena cava syndrome, McAllen, Texas, 1974-1976; professor, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1976. Consultant Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia, 1980, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), 1991, USDA, Washington, 1993, Mexico, Guatemala, 1985-1987, ILRAD/Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), 1992.

Achievements

• Elliot Scoville Krafsur has been listed as a noteworthy Entomologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Navy, 1964-1969, Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1972-1984, retired 1984. Fellow Royal Entomological Society London. Member Society Study Evolution, Entomological Society American, Maryland.

Alumni Association, American Genetic Association, Society Molecular Biology and Evolution, International Organisation Biological Control.

Interests

• Avocations: aircraft, ship and train modeling, Spanish guitar, Renaissance lute, gardening.

Connections

Married HelenJoyce O'Meara, May 7, 1966. 1 child, Edwin Philip.

Father:

Samuel Simon Krafsur Otis

Mother:

Dixie Elizabeth (Scoville) Otis

Spouse:

HelenJoyce O'Meara

child:

Edwin Philip Krafsur