Background
Blasdell, Francis Shellabear was born on April 18, 1927 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (parents American citizens). Son of Robert Allen and Fanny Eva (Shellabear) Blasdell.
Blasdell, Francis Shellabear was born on April 18, 1927 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (parents American citizens). Son of Robert Allen and Fanny Eva (Shellabear) Blasdell.
Bachelor of Arts Zoology, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1950. Museum trainee Buffalo Museum of Natural History, 1950-1951. Zoological technician Ward"s Natural Science Establishment, Incorporated., Rochester, New York, 1951-1954.
Partner, chairman board directors National Biological Laboratories, Incorporated., Vienna, Virginia, 1955-1970.
Branch manager Mogul-Editor division Mogul Corporation, Merrifield, Virginia, 1970-1972. Cataloguer, division reptiles and amphibians Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History, Washington, since 1973.
Scouting coordinator, committeeman troop 152 National Capital Area Council Boy Scouts American, since 1961. Elder Presbyterian Church Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946.
Partner, chairman board directors National Biological Laboratories, Incorporated., Vienna, Virginia, 1955-1970.
Married Beatrice Ann Joynt, June 22, 1968. Children– Richard Douglas, Gregory Alan, Charles Russell, David Clifford.