Background
Okkelberg, Peter Olaus was born on November 12, 1880 in Goodhue, Minnesota, United States. Son of Bersvend L. and Anne Kjerstina (Hesselberg) Okkelberg.
Okkelberg, Peter Olaus was born on November 12, 1880 in Goodhue, Minnesota, United States. Son of Bersvend L. and Anne Kjerstina (Hesselberg) Okkelberg.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1906, Master of Arts, 1909. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Michigan, 1918.
Instructor in zoology, University of Michigan, 1910-1918, assistant professor, 1918-1927, associate professor, 1927-1929, associate professor and executive secretary of department, 1929-1932, professor and executive secretary of department, 1932-1933, professor and secretary Graduate School, 1933-1936, professor and assistant dean Graduate School, 1936-1947, professor and associate dean Graduate School, 1936-1947, professor and associate dean Graduate School, 1947-1951. Emeritus, from 1951; associate dean emeritus Graduate School, from 1951.
Member American Society Zoologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Mammalogists, Michigan Academy Science, Arts and Letters (editor, 1925-1933).
Married Maud Zencie Hagberg, September 2, 1915.