Background
Hershkovitz, Philip was born on October 12, 1909 in Pittsburgh. Son of Abe and Bertha (Halpern) Hershkovitz.
Hershkovitz, Philip was born on October 12, 1909 in Pittsburgh. Son of Abe and Bertha (Halpern) Hershkovitz.
Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1938; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1940.
Member zoological expedition, Ecuador, Upper Amazon region, 1933-1937; member zoological expedition, Colombia, Columbia, 1941-1943, 48-52; member zoological expedition, Suriname, 1961-1962; member zoological expedition, Peru, 1980-1981; member zoological expedition, Brazil, 1984, 86-89; assistant curator mammal division, Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, 1947-1954; associate curator, Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, 1954-1956; curator, Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, 1956-1961; research curator, Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, 1961-1974; curator emeritus, Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, since 1974.
With United States Army, 1943-1946. Member American Society Mammalogists (honorary), American Society Primatologists (distinguished primatologist award 1991), Explorer's Club (corresponding).
Married Anne Pierrette Dode, September 15, 1945. Children: Francine, Michal Dode, Mark Alan.