Background
Fitzpatrick, Joseph Ferris was born on March 8, 1932 in New Orleans. Son of JosephFerris and Ethel Beatrice (Sanders) Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick, Joseph Ferris was born on March 8, 1932 in New Orleans. Son of JosephFerris and Ethel Beatrice (Sanders) Fitzpatrick.
1 child, Stephen Ferris. Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1959, Master of Science, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia, 1964.
Instructor zoology U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1964. Assistant professor zoology Mississippi State University, State College, 1964-1969. Associate professor biology Randolph-Macon Woman"s College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1969-1973.
Associate professor biology U. South Alabama, Mobile, 1973-1978, professor, since 1978. adjunct curator of crustacea Tulane University Museum Natural History, New Orleans, 1991.
Adjunct Professor ecology, evolution and organismic biology Tulane University, 1994.
Served with United States Army, 1952-1954. National Science Foundation grantee. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association Astacology (founder), Crustacean Society (founder), Phi Sigma, Sigma Xi.
Married Sarah Lynn Ebersole (divorced). Married Barbara Ann Laning. Children: Joseph Ferris, Kathleen Anne, Eileen Elizabeth, Daniel Thomas.