Background
Lewis, Frank Harlan was born on January 8, 1919 in Redlands, California, United States. Son of Frank Hooker and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Lewis.
Lewis, Frank Harlan was born on January 8, 1919 in Redlands, California, United States. Son of Frank Hooker and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Lewis.
Associate of Arts, San Bernardino Valley College, 1939. Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1941. Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1946. Postgraduate, California Institute of Technology, 1944.
Member faculty, University of California at Los Angeles, 1946-1982; professor botany, University of California at Los Angeles, 1956-1982; professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1982; systematist experiment station, University of California at Los Angeles, 1956-1962; department chairman, University of California at Los Angeles, 1959-1962; dean of life science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962-1982; dean emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1982. Cons. genetics National Science Foundation, 1958-1961, specialized biological facilities, 1963-1968.
Trustee Graeme Joseph Revolving Scholarship Fund, 1968-1986. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (council member 1974-1976), California Academy of Sciences. Member Botanical Society of America (president Pacific division 1959, Merit award 1972), Society Study Evolution (president 1961), International Organization Plant Biosystematists (executive committee 1961-1981, vice president 1964-1969, president 1969-1975), American Society Naturalists (president 1971), American Society Plant Taxonomists (president 1969), International Society Plant Taxonomists, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret Ruth Ensign, August 2, 1945 and August 2, 1984. Children: Donald Austin, Frank Murray. Married Ann Gibbons, December 23, 1968 (deceased 1983).