Background
Burbanck, William Dudley was born on August 20, 1913 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of George Graham and Flora Henrietta (Kokemiller) Burbanck.
Burbanck, William Dudley was born on August 20, 1913 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of George Graham and Flora Henrietta (Kokemiller) Burbanck.
AB, Earlham College, 1935; Master of Science, Haverford College, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1941.
Instructor, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1936-1938; instructor, City College of New York, New York City, 1941-1942; chairman, from assistant to professor, Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, 1942-1949; visiting professor, Emory University, Atlanta, 1949-1950; professor, Emory University, Atlanta, 1950-1980; department chairman biology, Emory University, 1952-1957; emeritus professor, Emory University, since 1980. Instructor marine zoology Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1943-1950.
Member Society of Protozoologists (vice president 1956-1957), Association Southeast Biologists (president 1964-1965), Southeast Estuarine Research Society (president 1976-1978).
Married Madeline Palmer, September 7, 1940. Children: Melinda Ann Miller, George Palmer.