Background
Udvardy, Miklos Dezso Ferenc was born on March 23, 1919 in Debrecen, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1958, naturalized, 1965.
Udvardy, Miklos Dezso Ferenc was born on March 23, 1919 in Debrecen, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1958, naturalized, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Debrecen, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa, University Debrecen, 1990.
Assistant biologist, Hungarian Institute Ornithology, 1942-1945;
research associate in biology, Hungarian Academy Science, 1945-1948;
research fellow in zoology, U. Helsinki, 1948-1949;
research fellow in zoology, U. Uppsala, Sweden, 1949-1950;
assistant curator, Swedish Museum Natural History, 1951;
visiting lecturer ecology, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1951-1952;
lecturer zoology, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1952-1953;
assistant professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1953-1959;
associate professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1959-1966;
professor biological science, California State University, Sacramento, 1966-1983;
professor emeritus, California State University, Sacramento, since 1983. Assistant scientist Fisheries Research Board Canada, 1952-1955. Visiting professor U. Hawaii, 1958-1959, U. Bonn., 1970-1971.
Visiting special lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1963-1964. Fulbright lecturer U. Honduras, 1971-1972. Summer lecturer University of Pennsylvania, 1958, University Texas, 1961, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1964, U. Northern Arizona, 1969.
Member international protecting board Biological Station Wilhelminberg, Austria. Member Point Reyes Bird Observatory.
Member American Ornithological Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, National Audubon Society, Wilson Ornithological Society, British Ornithological Union, Association German Ornithology, American Association Geographers, Finnish Ornithological Society (correspondent), Spanish Ornithological Society, Swedish Ornithological Society (life), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (extension), Panel on Vegatation Classification Ecological Society of America.
Married Maud Emilie Bjorklund, February 11, 1951. Children: Beatrice, M. Andrew, Monica Lilly.