Background
Hitchcock, Harold Bradford was born on June 23, 1903 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Alfred Marshall and Harriet May (Thompson) Hitchcock.
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Harold Bradford Hitchcock
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Harold Bradford Hitchcock, American biology educator, zoologist. American Academy Arts and Sciences grantee, 1947, American Philosophical Society grantee, 1949, 51, 52, National Science Foundation grantee, 1964; Fulbright research scholar Max Planck Institute, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 1954; recipient Gerrit Son of Miller award North America Symposium on Bat Research, 1986. Member American Society Mammology (past director).
Education
Bachelor, Williams College, 1926; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1938.
Career
Instructor to assistant professor, U. Western Ontario, London, Canada, 1938-1943; assistant professor to professor, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1943-1968; chairman biology department, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1945-1968; Mead professor, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1964-1968; professor emeritus, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1968-1995; Dana professor, chairman biology department, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine., 1969-1972; professor emeritus, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine., 1972-1995. Visiting professor Bowdoin College, summer 1952. Interim professor Norwich (Vermont) U., fall 1968, U. Hawaii, spring 1969.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society Mammology (past directory).
Connections
Married Martine Cutter, February 20, 1942. Children: Susan Hitchcock Kalma, Harriet Hitchcock McNamara, Martha Hitchcock Stewart.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Unitarian Universalist
Education
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1926
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1932
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1938
Career
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1938 - 1943
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1969 - 1972
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1969 - 1972
Awards
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American Academy Arts and Sciences grantee, 1947, American Philosophical Society grantee, 1949, 51, 52, National Science Foundation grantee, 1964. Fulbright research scholar Max Planck Institute, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 1954. Recipient Gerrit Son of Miller award North America Symposium on Bat Research, 1986.American Academy Arts and Sciences grantee, 1947, American Philosophical Society grantee, 1949, 51, 52, National Science Foundation grantee, 1964. Fulbright research scholar Max Planck Institute, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 1954. Recipient Gerrit Son of Miller award North America Symposium on Bat Research, 1986.