Background
Abbott, Robinson Shewell was born on June 23, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Shewell and Margaret Elizabeth (Robinson) Abbott.
Abbott, Robinson Shewell was born on June 23, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Shewell and Margaret Elizabeth (Robinson) Abbott.
Bachelor of Science, Bucknell University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1956.
Substitute teacher, Hempstead Garden City (New York) High Schools, 1949-1951; from teacher assistant to research assistant, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1951-1956; instructor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1956-1961; from assistant professor to professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, 1961-1991; professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, Morris, since 1991.
Democratic delegate, Minnesota. Member American Institute Biological Sciences, Botanical Society of America, Ecological Society of America, International Phycological Society, Phycological Society of America, Minnesota Academy of Sciences, The Nature Conservancy.
Married Rosemarie Helen Savelkoul, June 9, 1956. Children: Rodman, Jane, Bartram, Braden.