Background
Irons, William George was born on December 25, 1933 in Garrett, Indiana, United States. Son of George Randall and Eva Aileen (Veazey) Irons.
Irons, William George was born on December 25, 1933 in Garrett, Indiana, United States. Son of George Randall and Eva Aileen (Veazey) Irons.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1960; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1969; postgraduate, London School Economics, 1964-1965.
With, Army Corps of Engineers, 1956-1958; assistant professor social relations, Johns Hopkins University, 1969-1974; assistant professor anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 1974-1978; associate professor anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1978-1983; professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1983. Consultant National Geography Society, National Science Foundation, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Social Science Research Council, Time-Life Books, U. Washington Press, Random House, Worth Publications, Rutgers University Press, University Texas Press, Pelenum Press, University of Oxford Press, Cornell Univercity Press.
(Book by Napoleon A. Chagnon, William Irons)
With Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropological Association. Member Associates in Current Anthropology, Human Behavior and Evolution Society (president 2001-2003), International Society Human Ethology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, Center for Advanced Studies in Religion and Science, Institute for Religion in an Age of Science, Evolutionary Anthropology Society (president since 2004), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Marjorie Sue Rogasner, November 4, 1972. Children— Julia Rogasner, Marybeth Rogasner.