Background
Gerould, John Hiram was born on October 2, 1868 in Stoddard New Hampshire. Son of Samuel Lankton and Laura Etta (Thayer) Gerould.
Gerould, John Hiram was born on October 2, 1868 in Stoddard New Hampshire. Son of Samuel Lankton and Laura Etta (Thayer) Gerould.
Bachelor of Letters, Dartmouth, 1890. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1892, Master of Arts, 1893, Doctor of Philosophy, 1895. Studied and traveled in Europe, 1898-1899 and 1925-1926, in Trinidad, 1937.
Teacher natural science Burr and Burton Seminary, Manchester, Vermont, 1890-1891. Instructor and professor biology (zoölogy), Dartmouth, 1894-1938, professor emeritus since 1938.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society ZoŐlogists, American Society Naturalists (vice president 1919), Genetics Society American, New Hampshire (U.S.) Academy Science (president 1929). Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Kappa Kappa, Casque and Gauntlet (Dartmouth).
Married Adah May Hasbrook, July 2, 1902. Children: Mary Foster (Mistress Troyer South. Anderson), Elisabeth (Mistress T. Avery Chadwick), Virginia (Mistress Thomas K. Macdonald).