Background
Copeland, Manton was born on July 24, 1881 in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Preston and Abby Carver (Dean) Copeland.
Copeland, Manton was born on July 24, 1881 in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Preston and Abby Carver (Dean) Copeland.
Graduate Bristol and Academy, Taunton, Massachusetts, 1900. Bachelor of Science, Lawrence Scientific School (Harvard University), 1904. South.M. Entertainment, Harvard Graduate School, 1905, Doctor of Philosophy, 1908.
Assistant in zoölogy, Harvard University and Radcliffe College, while doing graduate work at Harvard, 1903-1908, instructor in biology, Bowdoin College, 1908-1909, assistant professor, 1909-1910, professor biology, 1910-1947, Josiah Little professor natural science, 1936-1947, emeritus from 1947. Lecturer histol. and embryol., Medical School of Maine, 1912-1913, professor embryology and histology, 1913-1921. Special lecturer in biology, Bangor Theological Seminary, 1909-1912.
Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Society Zoölogists, Ecological Society of America, Biological Society of Washington, American Society of Mammalogists, et cetera
Married Ruth Winsor Ripley, December 20, 1910. Children: Preston Sumner, Frederick Cleveland, Manton, Elizabeth Williams.