Background
McDermott, John Joseph was born on May 31, 1927 in Newark. Son of John Joseph and Emily Sylvia (Zoakes) McDermott.
McDermott, John Joseph was born on May 31, 1927 in Newark. Son of John Joseph and Emily Sylvia (Zoakes) McDermott.
Bachelor of Science, Seton Hall College, 1949. Master of Science, Rutgers University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1954.
Assistant research specialist Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1954-1958. B. F. Fackenthal professor biology Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1958-1996, professor emeritus, 1996. Visiting professor marine science Virginia Institute Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia, 1968-1974.
Director summer course Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Ferry Reach, Bermuda, 1977-1978.
With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Biological Society Washington, Crustacean Society, Estuarine Research Federation.
Married Jeanne Marie Hubbard, September 19, 1954. Children: John Jay III, Thomas Michael.