Background
Sternburg, James Gordon was born on February 22, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul Lambert and Eva Laura (Schild) Sternburg.
Sternburg, James Gordon was born on February 22, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul Lambert and Eva Laura (Schild) Sternburg.
Bachelor of Arts Illinois, 1949. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy (fellow), University Illinois, 1952.
Photograph technician Montgomery Ward, Chicago, 1937-1942. Research associate, postdoctoral fellow University Illinois, Urbana, 1952-1954, assistant professor entomology, 1954-1959, associate professor, 1959-1963, professor, since 1963, acting department head, 1964, 65-66.
Active Izaak Walton League American Served with United States Navy, 1942-1945. Member Entomological Society of America, Lepidopterists Society, Champaign-Urbana Aquarium Society.
Married Margaret Eileen Mayer, November 27, 1954. Children– Virginia, Thomas, Janet.