Background
Ledig, F. Thomas was born on August 13, 1938 in Dover, New Jersey, United States. Son of Charles Jacob and Rita Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Ledig.
Population geneticist research administrator
Ledig, F. Thomas was born on August 13, 1938 in Dover, New Jersey, United States. Son of Charles Jacob and Rita Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Ledig.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Rutgers University, 1962. Master of Science, North Carolina State University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1967.
Instructor, North Carolina State University, 1963-1965; from lecturer to full professor, Yale University, 1966-1981; director, Institute Forest Genetics, Berkeley and Placerville, California, 1979-1989; senior scientist, Institute Forest Genetics, Berkeley and Placerville, California, since 1989. Research geneticist Institute Tropical Forestry, Rio Piedras, P.R., 1978. Glaser Distinguished professor Florida International U., 1992.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society of America Foresters (Barrington Moore Memorial award 1992), International Society Tropical Foresters, N. American Quantitative Forest Genetics Group (chairman 1974-1975), Wilderness Society, N. American Forestry Commission (permanent secretary forest genetic resources study group since 1986), Sierra Club.
Married Florence Margaret Stanton, August 25, 1956 (divorced 1976). Children: Colleen Bernadette, Sean Cormac, Brendan Owen. Married Linda Marie Lux, September 27, 1986.