Background
Robinson, John Gwilym was born on November 22, 1949 in Paris. Son of John Beckwith and Dilys (Walters) Robinson.
Robinson, John Gwilym was born on November 22, 1949 in Paris. Son of John Beckwith and Dilys (Walters) Robinson.
Bachelor in Zoology with honors, Swarthmore College, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, University North Carolina, 1977.
Postdoctoral fellow department zoological research, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1977-1980; zoologist, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1980-1983; affiliate associate curator, Florida Museum Natural History, Gainesville, since 1983; affiliate associate professor department wildlife and range science, U. Florida, 1983-1985; associate professor, U. Florida, 1985-1990; courtesy professor, U. Florida, 1990-1998; director program for studies in tropical conservation, U. Florida, 1980-1990; director wildlife conservation international, Wildlife Conservation Society (former New York Zoological Society), Bronx, New York, 1990-1993; vice president international conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society (former New York Zoological Society), Bronx, New York, since 1993. Program director integrated approaches to training in conservation and sustainable development Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia, 1988-1993. Chairman advisory groupSustainable Use Initiative, World Conservation Union, 1995-1997, member steering committee Species Survival Commission, since 1991, regional member North America andCaribbean, since 1991, primate specialist Species Survival Commission, since 1985, vice chairman sustainable use specialist group, since 1992.
Member technical advisory board Fundaçao Biodiversitas, Brazil, since 1989. Member council advisors Branger Foundation, Venezuela. Board directors Wild Things Inc., 1992-1997, Global Coral Reef Alliance, 1992-1997, Greentree Group, Inc., 1993-1997, Sociedade Civil Mamirauá, Brazil, Sócio Efetivo, since 1993.
Board directors World Parks Endowment, Inc., since 1994. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Primatologists (conservation committee 1984-1988), International Primatological Society (election committee since 1990, Martha T. Galante endowment overview committee since 1989, conservation committee 1986-1992), Association Tropical Biology, Fauna and Flora Preservation Society, Society for Conservation Biology (board governors 1999-2002).
Married Linda Cox, June 8, 1974. Children; David Andrew Cox, Amanda Siân Cox.