Background
Jacobs, William Paul was born on May 25, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Vincent H. and Elizabeth (Kennedy) Jacobs.
Jacobs, William Paul was born on May 25, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Vincent H. and Elizabeth (Kennedy) Jacobs.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1946.
Research associate biology, Harvard University, 1946-1947; junior prize fellow, Harvard Society Fellows, 1947-1948; faculty, Princeton, since 1948; professor biology, Princeton, 1962-1989; professor emeritus, Princeton, since 1989; W.L. Schultz professor biology, Princeton, 1969. Member of committee innovation laboratory study Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, 1959-1964. Visiting professor University of California-Berkeley, 1953, U. Oxford, 1962, U. Lausanne, 1967, U. Colorado, 1972, U. Bristol (England), 1980.
Served with Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1944. Member Society Study Development and Growth (president 1960-1961), Botanical Society of America (Dimond prize 1974), American Society Plant Physiologists (editorial board 1968-1972, Barnes award for lifetime achievement 1998), Phycological Society of America, International Society Plant Morphologists, International Phycological Society, International Plant Growth Substances Association.
Married Jane Shaw, March 12, 1949. Children: Mark, Anne.