Background
Rabb, George Bernard was born on January 2, 1930 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph and Teresa C. (Redmond) Rabb.
Rabb, George Bernard was born on January 2, 1930 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph and Teresa C. (Redmond) Rabb.
Bachelor of Science, College Charleston, 1951; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), College Charleston, 1995; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1957.
Teaching fellow zoology University Michigan, 1954-1956. Curator, coordinator research Chicago Zoological Park, Brookfield., Illinois, 1956-1964, associate director research and education, 1964-1975, deputy director, 1969-1975, director, 1976—2003, director emeritus, since 2003. Research associate Field Museum, since 1965.
Lecturer department biology University Chicago, 1965-1989. Member Committee on Evolutionary Biology, since 1969. President Chicago Zoological Society, 1976-2003, president emeritus, since 2004.
Member steering committee Species Survival Commission, International Union Conservation of Nature/World Conservation Union, 1983-2003, vice-chairman North America, 1986-1988, deputy chairman, 1987-1989, chairman, 1989-1996, vice-chairman communications, 1997-2003. Chairman policy advisory group International Species Information System, 1974-1989, chairman board, 1989-1992. President board directors Chicago Wilderness Magazine, 1999—2008.
Vice president Fauna and Flora International, since 1998. Chairman board Illinois State Museum, 1999—2009. Board directors Center Humans and Nature.
Board directors Defenders of Wildlife, since 2002. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (president 1978), Herpetologists League, Society Systematic Zoology, Society Mammalogists, Society Study Evolution, Ecological Society of America, Society Conservation Biology (council member 1986), Society for Integrative and Comparative Zoology, Society Study Animal Behavior, American Association Museums (named to Centennial Honor Roll, 2006), American Society Naturalists, American Association Zoological Parks and Aquariums (director 1979-1980), World Association Zoos and Aquariums, World Conservation Union (honorary member), Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Sughrue, June 10, 1953.