Esther Carpenter

Background

Carpenter, Esther was born on June 4, 1903 in Meriden, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Ernest Charles and Nettie Jane (Hale) Carpenter.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1925, Honorary Doctor of Science, 1956. Master of Sciences, University Wisconsin, 1927. Fellow biology, Bryn Mawr College, 1927-1928.

Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1932.

Career

Research assistant embryology Carnegie Institute Technology, 1932-1933. Participant-time instructor Albertus Magnus College, 1933-1934. Member of faculty Smith College, 1933-1968, professor zoology, 1953-1968, department chairman, 1955-1960, Myra M. Sampson professor zoology, 1963-1968.

Research Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1953-1954, 61.

Howald scholar Ohio State University, 1942-1943.

Achievements

• Esther Carpenter has been listed as a noteworthy educator. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Tissue Culture Association, Growth Society, American Society Cell Biology, American Society Zoologists, American Association Anatomists, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Father:

Ernest Charles Carpenter

Mother:

Nettie Jane (Hale) Carpenter