Background
Scott, George Gilmore was born on May 3, 1873 in Geneseo, New York, United States. Son of John Laughlin and Mary (Jameson) Scott.
Scott, George Gilmore was born on May 3, 1873 in Geneseo, New York, United States. Son of John Laughlin and Mary (Jameson) Scott.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1898. Master of Arts, 1899; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1913.
Associated with College of the City of New York since 1901, as tutor, instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, and since 1936, emeritus professor of biology. Investigator United States Bureau Fisheries, 1913, 14, 18. Consultant in zoology, Rollins College.
Member Executive Committee Thomas R. Baker Museum, Rollins College.
Member Executive Committee Thomas R. Baker Museum, Rollins College. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Zoological Society. Member American Society of Zoologist, American Society of Naturalists, Florida Academy Sciences (chairman of the section of biological sciences, 1939), Florida Audubon Society (Executive Committee 1944-1945), Associate Physicians of Long Island (honorary), Phi Beta Kappa.
Club: University (Winter Park, Florida.
Married Phebe Tomkins Persons, 1902. Children: Robert Townley, Richard Persons.