Background
Coker, Robert Ervin was born on June 4, 1876 in Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Caleb and Mary Ervin (McIver) Coker.
Coker, Robert Ervin was born on June 4, 1876 in Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Caleb and Mary Ervin (McIver) Coker.
South Carolina. College, 1892-1893. Bachelor of Science, University of North Carolina, 1896, Master of Science, 1897. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1906.
Doctor of Science, University of South Carolina, 1948.
Assistant in biology, 1895-1897. Professor zoology, University of North Carolina, 1922-1939, Kenan professor zoology, 1939-1953, now emeritus, chairman division natural science, 1935-1944, chairman of the board of trustees Chapel Hill Schools, 1935-1947. Member Council on Human Relations, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1939-1941.
Collaborator United States Forest Service, 1939-1941.
Consultant United States Public Health Service and member National Advisory Committee on Gerontology, 1940-1942. Chairman Survey of Marine Fisheries of North Carolina, 1946.
Director University of North Carolina Institute of Fisheries Research, 1947-1948, chairman executive committee, 1948-1950. O. Max Gardner award (for service in organization of Fisheries Survey and Institute), 1950.
Delegate to Peruvian Government to 4th International Fisheries Congress (vice president), Washington, 1908.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Chicago Academy Sciences. Member American Fisheries Society, Ecological Society American (president 1937), American Society Zoologists (president 1941), North Carolina Academy Science (president 1941), Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (president 1929-1930), Limnological Society of America (vice-president 1935, president 1938), Association South.E. Biologists, Society Syst. Zoology, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Psi.
Member Davenport (Iowa) Academy Science.
Married Jennie Coit, October 11, 1910. Children: Robert Ervin, Coit McLean.