Background
Robinson, Michael Hill was born on January 7, 1929 in Preston, England. Son of Samuel and Ethel (Hill) Robinson. came to the United States 1984.
biologist Zoological park director
Robinson, Michael Hill was born on January 7, 1929 in Preston, England. Son of Samuel and Ethel (Hill) Robinson. came to the United States 1984.
Bachelor of Science, University Wales, United Kingdom, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, England, 1966. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Westminster, England, 2000.
Teacher science, United Kingdom Secondary Schools, 1953-1960; senior science master, Camborne Grammar School, 1958-1960; biologist, Smith. Tropical Research Institute, Panama, 1966-1971; visiting lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1969; reader in biology, New U. Ulster, Northern Ireland, 1971; biologist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, 1971-1984; assistant director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1980; acting director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1980-1981; deputy director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1981-1984; Adjunct Professor, U. Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, since 1981; director, National Zoological Park, Washington, since 1984.
Fellow Linnean Society, Royal Entomological Society. Member Society for Study of Animal Behavior.
Married Barbara Cragg Robinson, May 19, 1955 (divorced).