Background
Willard, William Albert was born on April 24, 1873 in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. Son of William Origin and Emma Elizabeth (Shaw) Willard.
Willard, William Albert was born on April 24, 1873 in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. Son of William Origin and Emma Elizabeth (Shaw) Willard.
Bachelor of Arts, Grinnell College, 1895. Master of Arts, Tufts College, 1898. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1899, Doctor of Philosophy, 1910.
Instructor biology, Grinnell College, 1895-1897, acting head department, 1901-1902. Instructor, assistant professor zoology, University of Nebraska, 1902-1910, professor and head department embryology and histology, 1910-1914, professor anatomy, College of Medicine, 1914-1946, professor emeritus since 1946. Also directed research students in neuroanatomy in Graduate College.
Member summer faculties, University of Illinois and Northwestern University.
Member American Association Anatomists, American Society Zoological, Sigma Xi (president Nebraska chapter 1936), Phi Beta Kappa, Nu Sigma Nu.
Married Blanche Ellis Snider, July 2, 1907. Children: William Raymond, Ruth Eleanor.