Background
Puckett, William Olin was born on May 3, 1906 in Cornelius, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Lawrence and Mary (Washam) Puckett.
Puckett, William Olin was born on May 3, 1906 in Cornelius, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Lawrence and Mary (Washam) Puckett.
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College, 1927. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1931. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1934.
Assistant professor biology Southwestern College, Memphis, 1935. Instructor biology Princeton, 1935-1938, assistant professor, 1939-1946. Research investigator Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1943-1945.
Professor biology Davidson College, from. 1946, chairman pre-medical studies, chairman biology department, 1946-1970.
Member North Carolina Academy Science (president 1954), American Society Zoologists, American Association Anatomists, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Chi.
Married Virginia Lewis House, June 18, 1942. Children: Virginia Northington, John Lawrence, James Butler.