Background
Weir, John Arnold was born on April 5, 1916 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Archibald Richard and Muriel May (Taylor) Weir.
Weir, John Arnold was born on April 5, 1916 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Archibald Richard and Muriel May (Taylor) Weir.
Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture, University Saskatchewan, 1937. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1948.
Graduate assistant, Dominion Range Experiment Station, Manyberries, Alberta, 1937; graduate assistant, Dominion Experimental Station, Lethbridge, Alberta, 1937-1940; research fellow, Iowa State University, Ames, 1941-1942; senior fellow, Iowa State University, Ames, 1945-1948; instructor, U. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1942; associate professor, U. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1948-1949; assistant professor zoology, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1950-1954; associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1955; professor genetics, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1962; Adjunct Professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1984.
Lieutenant Royal Canada Navy, 1943-1945. Member Genetics Society of America, American Genetic Association, American Minor Breeds Conservancy, Burns Federation, Sigma Xi.
Married Ruth Rae Ward, July 13, 1946. Children: Muriel Ann, Arnold Ward.