Background
Bigelow, Robert Payne was born on July 10, 1863 in Baldwinsville, New York, United States. Son of Otis and Margaret (Payne) Bigelow.
Bigelow, Robert Payne was born on July 10, 1863 in Baldwinsville, New York, United States. Son of Otis and Margaret (Payne) Bigelow.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1887. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1892.
1 son. Robert Otis. Instructor biology, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1893-1912, assistant and associate professor zoology and parasitology, 1912-1922, professor same, 1922-1933, professor emeritus since 1933, librarian, 1895-1925. Librarian Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, 1919-1923. Editor American Naturalist, 1897-1898, Technology Quarterly, 1895-1908.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences (correspondent secretary 1926-1930), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Naturalists, Association American Anatomists, History of Science Society.
Married Caroline Evans Chase, November 9, 1911.