Background
King, Robert Charles was born on June 3, 1928 in New York City. Son of Charles James and Amanda (McCutchen) King.
King, Robert Charles was born on June 3, 1928 in New York City. Son of Charles James and Amanda (McCutchen) King.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1952.
Scientist biology department Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1951-1955. Member faculty Northwestern University, since 1956, professor biology, 1964-1999, professor emeritus, since 2000. Chairman 8th Brookhaven Symposium in Biology, 1955.
Visiting investigator, fellow Rockefeller University, 1959. National Science Foundation senior postdoctoral fellow University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1958, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization Division Entomology, Canberra, Australia, 1963, Sericultural Experiment Station, Tokyo, Japan, 1970.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Zoologists, Histochem. Society, American Society Cell Biology (treasurer 1972-1975), Electron Microscopy Society of America, Genetics Society of America, American Society Naturalists, Society Development Biology, Entomological Society of America, Genetics Society of Canada, Genetics Society Korea, Sigma Xi (president Northwestern University chapter 1966-1967).