Background
Cohen, Daniel Morris was born on July 6, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leonard University and Myrtle (Gertz) Cohen.
museum administrator researcher marine biologist
Cohen, Daniel Morris was born on July 6, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leonard University and Myrtle (Gertz) Cohen.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1952. Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1958.
Assistant professor, curator fishes, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1957-1958; systematic zoologist, Bureau Commercial Fisheries, Washington, 1958-1960; director systematics laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, 1960-1981; senior scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, 1981-1982; chief curator life science, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 1982-1993; deputy director research and collections, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 1993-1995; emeritus, since 1995. Adjunct Professor biology University of Southern California, 1982-1998.
Member advisory council Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, California Academy of Sciences (research associate). Member American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (vice president 1969, 70, president 1985, Gibbs award 1997), Biological Society Washington (president 1971-1972), Society Systematic Biology (member council 1976-1978).
Married Anne Carolyn Constant, November 4, 1955. Children– Carolyn A. Leech, Cynthia S.