Background
Heemstra, Phillip Clarence was born on December 9, 1941 in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence William and Lydia (Epcke) Heemstra. arrived in South Africa, 1978.
Heemstra, Phillip Clarence was born on December 9, 1941 in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence William and Lydia (Epcke) Heemstra. arrived in South Africa, 1978.
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University Illinois, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology, University Miami, Florida, 1973.
Research associate Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1973-1974. Research scientist Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Cronulla, Australia, 1974-1977. Curator of fishes J.L.B. Smith Institute Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa, 1978—2002, curator emeritus, since 2002.
Consultant fish taxonomist Food and Agriculture Organization Fishery Resources and Environmental Division, Rome, 1980-1996, Namibian Fisheries Department, Windhoek, 1990-1996.
Member American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society of Systematic Biologists.
Married Elaine Margaret Lawrence, March 15, 1991. Children: Lydia, Julia, Andrew.
