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Morris, William Joseph was born on October 14, 1923 in Baltimore. Son of Benjamin Moss and Aida (Ruble) Morris.
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William Joseph Morris
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William Joseph Morris, American Paleontologist, educator. Recipient Arnold Guyot award National Geography Society, 1968. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Fellow Geological Society American, Southern California Academy Sciences (president 1969-1970, director 1958-1970); member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Vertebrate Paleontologists, Society Study Evolution, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, 1947; Master of Arts, Princeton, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1950.
Career
Assistant professor to associate professor geology, Texas A. and M. U., 1950-1955; associate professor to professor geology, Occidental College, since 1955; also research associate in vertebrate paleontology, Los Angeles County Museum Natural History, since 1957. Member National Geography Society expedition to Baja, California, 1968-1973.
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Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Fellow Geological Society American, Southern California Academy Sciences (president 1969-1970, director 1958-1970). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Vertebrate Paleontologists, Society Study Evolution, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Ann Bates, August 11, 1945. Children— Lynn Ann (Mistress Thomas W. Nadal), Carol Florence.
