John Christian Seidensticker IV

Background

IV, John Christian Seidensticker was born on July 20, 1944 in Whitehall, Montana, United States. Son of John Christian and Florance Gladys (Block) S.

Education

Bachelor, U. Montana, 1966; Master of Science, U. Montana, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Idaho, 1973.

Career

Founding principal investigator, Smithsonian-Nepal Tiger Ecology Project, Kathmandu, 1972-1974; ecologist, park planner, World Wildlife Fund-Indonesia Program, Bogor, 1976-1978; visiting scientist, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1975-1976, 79; wildlife ecologist, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1980-1983; assistant curator, mammals, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1984-1986; associate curator, mammals, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1986-1989; curator mammals National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, since 1989.

Membership

Fellow American Association Zoological Parks and Aquariums. Member Wildlife Society, Ecol.Soc. American, American Society Mammalogists, Society Conservation Biology.

Interests

• Avocations: walking, gardening, photography.

Connections

Married Susan Lumpkin, October 15, 1982. 1 child, Lesley Anne.

Father:

John Christian S.

Mother:

Florance Gladys (Block) S.

Spouse:

Susan Lumpkin

child:

Lesley Anne IV