Background
Kirby, Harold was born on February 2, 1900 in Tusket, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Harold and Shirley (Sands) Kirby.
Kirby, Harold was born on February 2, 1900 in Tusket, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Harold and Shirley (Sands) Kirby.
Bachelor of Science, Emory University, 1922. Master of Arts, University of California, 1923, Doctor of Philosophy (James M. Goewey fellow 1924-1925), 1925.
Came to the United States, 1903, naturalized, 1933. Instructor biology Yale, 1925-1928. Assistant Professor zoology University of California, 1928-1931, associate professor, 1931-1940, professor zoology since 1940, department chairman zoology since 1948.
John Simon Guggenheim fellow, 1934-1935.
Member expeditions Central America, Fanning Island, Africa, Madagascar.
Fellow California, Academy Sciences. Member American Society Zoologists (editorial board Journal Morph. since 1949), Society Protozoologists (vice president 1952), American Society Parasitologists (vice president 1946), Sigma Xi Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Berkeley (California).
Married Margaret Thomson, July 6, 1927. Children: Janet Beaton, Roger Alan.