Background
Higgins, Robert Price was born on October 8, 1932 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Jay and Amy (Gates) Higgins.
Higgins, Robert Price was born on October 8, 1932 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Jay and Amy (Gates) Higgins.
Bachelor, U. Colorado, 1956; Master of Arts, U. Colorado, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1961; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Copenhagen, 1993.
Assistant professor, then associate professor, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1961-1968;
resident systematist, Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1968;
director Mediterranean Sorting Center, Smithsonian Institute, Kherreddine, Tunisia, 1969-1971;
director oceanography and limnology program, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1971-1974;
senior zoologist oceanographic sorting center, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1975-1978;
curator invertebrate zoology National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1978-1993. Adjunct Professor biology We. Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, since 1989.
Distinguished Adjunct Professor biology U. North Carolina, Charlotte, 1993-1994. Research associate Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, Columbia South Carolina., since 1974. Adjunct.rsch. professor of University North Carolina, Asheville, since 1994.
Master sergeant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1950-1952. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Explorer's Club. Member International Association Meiobenthologists (chairman 1980-1981), American Society Zoologists (chairman division invertebrate zoology1969-1970, chairman division ecology 1975-1976), American Microscopical Society (pres.1979-1980, associate editor 1966-1969), Society Systematic Zoology (program officer 1967-1968), Biological Society Washington, North Carolina Academy Science (board directors since 1996), Sigma Xi (president Wake Forest chapter 1966-1967, president U. North Carolina at Asheville chapter since 1997).
Married Gwendolyn Ailene Litherland, August 15, 1954. Children: Kent Eric, Scott Edwin (deceased), Kim Ailene.