Hampton Lawrence Carson

Background

Carson, Hampton Lawrence was born on November 5, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph and Edith (Bruen) Carson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Pennsylvania, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1943.

Career

Assistant Professor 1946-1949, Association Professor 1949-1955, Professor 1956-1970. Professor, of Genetics, University of Hawaii 1971-1985, Professor Emeritus since 1985, Geneticist, Department, of Entomology 1967-1968. Visiting Professor, of Biology, University of Sao Paulo 1951, 1977.

Fulbright Research Scholar Department, of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1961. President 1973), Genetics Society of America (President 1982), Hawaiian Academy, of Sciences (President 1975), N.A.S., Society for the Study of Evolution (President 1971). Honorary Association, in Entomology and Trustee.

Works

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• book

  • Carson: Heredity & Human Life (Cloth)

    (heredity features and DNA structures. EARLY WORK PARALLEL...)

  • Carson: Heredity in Human Life (Paper)
  • Heredity and Human Life
  • Heredity and Human Life. Lccc#: 63-9808
  • Heredity and human life [Paperback]

• Other Work

  • Author: Heredity and Human Life, 1963. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Trustee B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 1982-1988. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Genetics Society (president 1982), Society for Study Evolution (president 1971, George Gaylord Simpson award 1996), American Society Naturalists (president 1973), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Bonsai training.

Connections

Married Meredith Shelton, August 14, 1937. Children: Joseph II, Edward Bruen.

Father:

Joseph Carson

Mother:

Edith (Bruen) Carson

Spouse:

Meredith Shelton

child:

Joseph II Carson

child:

Edward Bruen Carson