George Salt

Background

Salt, George was born on December 12, 1903 in Loughborough, England. Son of Walter and Mary Cecilia (Hulme) Salt.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Alberta, Canada, 1924. Master of Science, South Dakota, Harvard University, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1933.

Doctor of Science, Cambridge (England) University, 1941.

Career

Entomologist United Fruit Company, Colombia, 1926-1927. National research fellow Harvard University, 1927-1928. Entomologist Imperial Bureau Entomology, England, 1928-1931.

Fellow King's College, Cambridge, since 1933. Lecturer department zoology Cambridge University, 1938-1965, reader, 1965-1971, emeritus, since 1971. Visiting professor University California, Berkeley, 1966.

President Cambridge Philosophical Society, 1970-1972.

Works

• Other Work

  • Calligrapher: (formal script for illustrated manuscripts) News from Newnham, 1986-1989, Faiths and Scripts, 1989-1995. Contributor articles to science journals.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society London.

Interests

• Calligraphy, painting (water colors and miniatures), gardening.

Connections

Married Joyce Laing, July 27, 1939. Children: Michael, Peter.

Father:

Walter Salt

Mother:

Mary Cecilia (Hulme) Salt

Spouse:

Joyce Laing

child:

Michael Salt

child:

Peter Salt