Alfred E. Emerson
| Alfred E. Emerson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 31, 1896 Ithaca, New York |
| Died | October 3, 1976 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Doctoral students | Robert Sokal |
Alfred Edwards Emerson, Jr. (December 31, 1896 – October 3, 1976) was an American biologist, Professor of Zoology at the University of Chicago, a noted entomologist and leading authority on termites.
Emerson was born in Ithaca, New York. His father, Alfred Emerson, Sr. was an archaeologist and professor at Cornell University, and his mother Alice Edwards Emerson a concert pianist. His sister Edith Emerson became an artist and museum curator, and his sister Gertrude Emerson Sen the editor of Asia magazine. He received a B.Sc., M.Sc. and in 1925 a Ph.D. in biology from Cornell University.
From 1929 to 1962 he was Professor of Zoology at the University of Chicago. From 1940 to 1976 was Research Associate of the American Museum of Natural History. In 1941 he served as President of the Ecological Society of America, and in 1958 as President of the Society of Systematic Zoology.
In a posthumous biography of Emerson, Wilson and Michener (1982) stated:
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