Background
Breckenridge, Walter John was born on March 22, 1903 in Brooklyn, Iowa, United States. Son of Robert James and Bessie (Lang) Breckenridge.
Breckenridge, Walter John was born on March 22, 1903 in Brooklyn, Iowa, United States. Son of Robert James and Bessie (Lang) Breckenridge.
Bachelor, University Iowa, 1926. Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1944.
From museum preparator to museum director University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1926-1970, retired, 1970. President Minnesota Academy of Sciences, 1947-1948. Lecturer National Audubon, New York, 1961-1984.
1st lieutenant Minnesota State Guard, 1942-1945. Member Wilson Ornithological Society (president 1952-1953), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Dorothy Shogren, July 26, 1933. Children: Betsy, Thomas, Barbara.