Background
McGowan, John A. was born on August 22, 1924 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Arthur and Dorothy (Eckel) McGowan.
McGowan, John A. was born on August 22, 1924 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Arthur and Dorothy (Eckel) McGowan.
PhS, University of California, 1960.
Professor oceanography, Scripps Institute Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.
With United States Navy, 1942-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Limnology and Oceanography, Marine Biological Association United Kingdom.
Married Vernie Jane Fraundorf;children: Teresa, Kathleen.