Background
Ferchau, Hugo Alfred was born on July 22, 1929 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of Hugo and Melita (Roller) Ferchau.
Ferchau, Hugo Alfred was born on July 22, 1929 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of Hugo and Melita (Roller) Ferchau.
Bachelor of Science, College William and Mary, 1951; postgraduate, Washington State University, 1951-1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1959.
Associate professor biology, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1958-1962;
assistant professor botany, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado, 1962;
associate professor botany, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado
professor botany, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado. Visiting associate professor biology Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, summer 1962, Rocky Mtn. Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, Colorado, summer 1963, 64, 65.
Visiting professor.botany Colorado School Mines, 1982-1983. Ecological consultant in field.
Member Ecological Society American, Botanical Society American, American Institute Biological Sciences, Society Southwestern Naturalists.
Married Mary Ellen Shea, December 5, 1952. Children: Hugo Alfred Junior, Andrea M., Erich M., Michele S.