Mordecai Lionel Gabriel

Background

Gabriel, Mordecai Lionel was born on March 18, 1918 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Bertha (Fram) Gabriel.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yeshiva U., 1938; Master of Arts, Columbia, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1944.

Career

Instructor genetics, U. Connecticut, 1943-1945; member of faculty, Brooklyn College, since 1945; professor biology, Brooklyn College, since 1963; department chairman, Brooklyn College, 1965-1971; dean, Brooklyn College (School Science), 1971-1976; acting vice president for academic affairs, Brooklyn College (School Science), 1981-1982; associate provost, Brooklyn College, 1982-1988; associate provost emeritus, Brooklyn College, since 1988. Visiting professor Columbia, 1956. Fulbright lecturer, visiting professor U. Tel Aviv, 1959-1960.

Member Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, since 1950.

Achievements

• Mordecai Lionel Gabriel has been listed as a noteworthy biologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Zoologists, American Association Anatomists, New York Academy of Sciences, Society Study Evolution, Vertebrate Paleont. Society, American Association of University Professors (president Brooklyn College chapter 1964-1966), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Elinor Rosenstein, November 11, 1945. Children– Alisa, Jessica.

Father:

Joseph Gabriel

Mother:

Bertha (Fram) Gabriel

Spouse:

Elinor Rosenstein

child:

Alisa Gabriel

child:

Jessica Gabriel