Background
Blackwelder, Richard Eliot was born on January 29, 1909 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Eliot and Jean (Bowersock) Blackwelder.
archivist entomologist zoology educator
Blackwelder, Richard Eliot was born on January 29, 1909 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Eliot and Jean (Bowersock) Blackwelder.
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1934.
W.R. Bacon fellow Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1935-1938. Assistant curator American Museum National History, New York City, 1939-1941. Associate curator United States National Museum, Washington, 1941-1956.
Associate professor St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York, 1956-1958. Professor Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1958-1977. Archivist Marquette University, Milwaukee, from 1978.
Co-founder, board directors Society Systematic Zoology, 1950-1965. Timothy Hopkins lecturer Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1956.
Member Cosmos Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Ruth MacCoy, January 4, 1935 (deceased November 1989).