Background
Munson, John P. was born on February 21, 1860 in Jolster Sunfjord, Norway. Son of Peter and Elizabeth (Dvergsdal) Munson.
Munson, John P. was born on February 21, 1860 in Jolster Sunfjord, Norway. Son of Peter and Elizabeth (Dvergsdal) Munson.
Came to the United States, 1864. Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1887, Master of Science, 1892. Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale, 1891.
Doctor of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1897.
Review A. Mikkelsen, of Chicago, December 30, 1897;Ingeborg (deceased). Master in English, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1889-1891. Fellow in zoölogy, University of Chicago, 1893-1897.
Investigator in biology, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1894.
Honorary fellow in biology, Clark University, 1897. Head Department of Biology, Washington State Teachers’ College, since 1899.
Director zoölogy, Seaside Laboratory, Portuguese Renfrew, British Columbia, 1903. Lecturer 7th International Zoöl.
Congress, Boston, 1907, 8th International Zoöl.
Congress, Graz, Austria, 1910. Research Christiana, Berlin, Naples, 1910.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Western Society Naturalists, Royal Society (London).
Married Sophie Josephine, daughter