Background
Hickey, Joseph James was born on April 16, 1907 in New York City. Son of James Bernard and Sarah Theresa (Mooney) Hickey.
Hickey, Joseph James was born on April 16, 1907 in New York City. Son of James Bernard and Sarah Theresa (Mooney) Hickey.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1930; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1949.
Research assistant, Wisconsin State Soil Conservation Commission, Madison, 1941-1943; research assistant, Toxicity Laboratory, University of Chicago, 1943-1944; assistant curator, Museum Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1944-1946; fellow, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1947; professor wildlife ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1948-1977; professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1977-1993.
Member ad hoc committees Environmental Protection Agency, National Academy of Sciences, Wausau Art Museum, Wisconsin. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Ornithologists Union (president 1972-1973). Member Ecological Society of America, Cooper Ornithological Society, Wildlife Society (honorary, Leopold medal 1972).
Married Margaret Brooks, June 20, 1942 (deceased 1976). 1 child, Susan H. Nehls. Married Lola Alma Gray Gordon, December 26, 1978.