Background
Hall, Robert William was born on August 17, 1872 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Ephraim Gaylord and Alice Cogswell (Crossette) Hall.
Hall, Robert William was born on August 17, 1872 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Ephraim Gaylord and Alice Cogswell (Crossette) Hall.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale, 1895. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1897, Master of Arts, 1898, Doctor of Philosophy, 1901.
Assistant in zoology, Harvard, 1896-1899, Yale, 1899-1901. Instructor, Yale, 1901-1902, Woods Hole, 1899-1901. Head of department of biology, Lehigh University, 1902-1937, professor biology since 1937.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Pennsylvania Forestry Association (life), Sigma Xi (Yale Chapter).
Married Mary Alice Bowers, of Saco, Maine, August 4, 1908. Children: Mistress Roberta Bowers McLean, Marjorie Crossette, Roscoe Bowers.