Background
HIGGINS, Elmer was born on August 27, 1892 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Richard and Sophia E. (Hoeck) Higgins.
chief Division of Scientific Inquiry United States Bureau of Fisheries
HIGGINS, Elmer was born on August 27, 1892 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Richard and Sophia E. (Hoeck) Higgins.
University of Southern California, A. B., 1916.
Master of Arts, 1920. Stanford University, 1 year. Research Assistant California Fish and Game Committee, 1917-1923.
Field Assistant, 1924-1925. Director Key West, Florida Biological Station, 1925-1926. Chief, Division. of Scientific Inquiry, United States Bureau of Fisheries, since 1926.
Acting Director, United States Fisheries Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, summers 1927 and 1928. Wrote numerous reports and articles on subjects of fishery.
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Biol. Society of Washington.
Spouse Agnes E. Wernlund, April 27, 1916, Los Angeles, California.