Background
Banta, William Claude was born on November 13, 1941 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Claude S. and Nedra K. (Baker) Banta.
Banta, William Claude was born on November 13, 1941 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Claude S. and Nedra K. (Baker) Banta.
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, University of Southern California, 1969.
Research fellow Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1969-1970. Member faculty, professor biology American University, 1970-1999, emeritus professor biology, since 1999. Research fellow University Sydney, Australia, 1977.
Teaching fellow Bamfield (British Columbia, Canada) Laboratory, 1985. Co-chair, panelist National Academy of Sciences, Washington, since 1987. Consultant taxonomist Dames & Moore, Seattle, since 1990.
Married Dawn Davis, December 18, 1968 (divorced 1974). Married Rochelle Barrios, May 28, 1975. Children: Claude, Joshua, Jessica.