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Wilbur, Karl Milton was born on May 7, 1912 in Binghamton, New York, United States.
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Karl Milton Wilbur
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Karl Milton Wilbur, American zoologist, educator. Recipient dedication of Mechanisms of Biomineralization in Animals and Plants Biomineralization Symposium, 1980, Mechanisms of Calcification in Biological Systems Symposium, 1983. Member American Physiological Society, American Society Naturalists, Society General Physiology, American Society Zoologists (chairman division comparative physiology and biochemistry 1967-1979), Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio State University, 1935; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1940.
Career
Assistant zoologist, Ohio State University, 1935-1936;
instructor zoology, Ohio State University, 1941-1942;
instructor, University of Pennsylvania, 1939-1940;
Rockefeller fellow, New York University, 1940-1941;
assistant professor physiology, Dalhousie U. Medical School, 1942-1944;
associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1946-1950;
professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, from 1950;
now James B. Duke emeritus professor zoology, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina. Physiologist Atomic Energy Commission, 1952-1953. Visiting professor U. de Sao Paulo, 1965, Organization of American States, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1973.
Program advisor Ford Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela, 1967-1969. Advisory panel commission on biology ORNL, 1950-1956. Member visiting committee Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1966-1967.
Consultant Ford Foundation, 1969-1970, National Council Marine Resources and Engineering Development, 1969, Foreign Area Fellowship Program, 1969. Member science review committee U. North Carolina, 1970-1980. Member advanced.com. Council for International Exch. of Scholars, 1977-1980.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Physiological Society, American Society Naturalists, Society General Physiology, American Society Zoologists (chairman division comparative physiology and biochemistry 1967-1979), Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married, 1946; 2 children.
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American
Awards
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Recipient dedication of Mechanisms of Biomineralization in Animals and Plants Biomineralization Symposium, 1980, Mechanisms of Calcification in Biological Systems Symposium, 1983.Recipient dedication of Mechanisms of Biomineralization in Animals and Plants Biomineralization Symposium, 1980, Mechanisms of Calcification in Biological Systems Symposium, 1983.