Background
Johnson, Philip Lewis was born on May 26, 1931 in Oneonta, New York, United States. Son of Robert A. and Hazel (Shaffer) Johnson.
Johnson, Philip Lewis was born on May 26, 1931 in Oneonta, New York, United States. Son of Robert A. and Hazel (Shaffer) Johnson.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Purdue University, 1953. Master of Science in Natural Resources, Purdue University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Ecology, Duke University, 1961.
Instructor botany, U. Wyoming, 1959-1961; botanist, United States Forest Svc., 1961-1962; ecologist, United States of America-CRREL, Hanover, N.H., 1962-1967; associate professor School Forestry, U. Georgia, 1967-1970; executive director Environmental Center, U. Georgia, 1979; division director, National Science Foundation, 1968-1974; executive director, Oak Ridge Association Universities, 1974-1981; president, John E. Gray Foundation, 1981-1986; executive director, John E. Gray Institution, 1981-1986; executive director, Arctic Research Commission, Washington, Arlington, Virginia, 1988-1994. Assistant professor biology Dartmouth College, 1963-1967.
With United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow Arctic Institute North America. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ecological Society of America, British Ecological Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Judy Rodgers.