Background
RICH, Willis H. was born on March 15, 1885 in Galesburg, 111. Son of Frederick William and Susan Lovina (Horton) Rich.
In Charge Pacific Fishery Investigations United States Bureau of Fisheries
RICH, Willis H. was born on March 15, 1885 in Galesburg, 111. Son of Frederick William and Susan Lovina (Horton) Rich.
Lombard College, Bachelor of Science, 1905. Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts, 1909, Master of Arts, 1918, Doctor of Philosophy, 1924.
Scientific Assistant, United States Bureau. of Fisheries, 1914-1922. Chief, Division. of Inquiry, 1922-1926. Chief Investigator, Salmon Fisheries, 1926-1929.
In Charge, Pacific Fishery Investigations, since 1929.
Member, International Committee for Marine Fishery Investigation, 26, Pacific Salmon Investigation Federation, since 1926, United States Subcommittee on Oceanography of Pacific, Pacific Science Congress, since 1926, Committee on Aquiculture, National. Research Council. since 1927. Wrote numerous papers on fishery subjects.
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science. American Fisheries Society. Sigma Xi. Club: Cosmos.
Spouse Harriett Hunt, 1910, California.