Background
Blair, William Franklin was born on June 25, 1912 in Dayton, Texas, United States. Son of Percy Franklin and Mona (Patrick) Blair.
Blair, William Franklin was born on June 25, 1912 in Dayton, Texas, United States. Son of Percy Franklin and Mona (Patrick) Blair.
Bachelor of Science, University Tulsa, 1934. Master of Science, University Florida, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1938.
Research associate, Laboratory Vertebrate Biology, University of Michigan, 1937-1946;
professor zoology, University Texas, 1946-1985. Member of advisory panel environmental biology National Science Foundation, 1958-1962, member of advisory committee division biology and medicine, 1967-1969. Chairman United States national committee International Biological Program, 1968-1972, member special international committee, 1968-1974, vice president, 1969-1974, mem.internat. environmental programs Committee NAS/National Research Council, 1970-1976, member Executive Committee, 1971-1976.
Member monitoring commission special commission on problems of the environment International Council of Scientific Unions, 1970-1972. Chairman advisory panel United States Bureau Reclamation, 1971-1985.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (board governors 1951-1955, 56-61, 62-63, vice president 1955), American Society Mammalogists, American Society Naturalists (editorial board 1957-1958), American Institute Biological Sciences (panel international law and global environment since 1969), Ecological Society of America (editorial board 1960-1962, president 1963, chairman public affairs committee 1967-1968), American Society Zoologists (chairman ecology section 1965), Genetics Society of America, Society Study Evolution (council 1959-1961, president 1962, associate editor 1961-1962), Society Systematic Zoology (council 1968-1971).
Married Fern Antell, October 25, 1933.