Storrs Olson
| Storrs L. Olson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 3, 1944 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Avian paleontologist |
| Spouse(s) | Helen F. James (m. 1981; div. 2006) |
Storrs Lovejoy Olson (born April 3, 1944) is an American biologist and ornithologist who spent his career the Smithsonian Institution, retiring in 2008. One of the world's foremost avian paleontologists, he is best known for his studies of fossil and subfossil birds on islands such as Ascension, St. Helena and Hawaii. His early higher education took place at Florida State University and the University of Florida, and his doctoral studies at Johns Hopkins University. He has been married to fellow paleornithologist Helen F. James.
Olson was born April 4, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. His father was physical oceanographer Franklyn C.W. Olson. He was named after his maternal conservationist grandfather P.S. Lovejoy. Franklyn worked at the University of Ohio's Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island. In these lacustrine surroundings, Storrs developed an interest in fishes.
In 1950, Olson's family moved to Tallahassee, Florida when Franklyn took a job at Florida State University. Young Olson's interests shifted to ornithology at age 12. In 1963, he moved to Panama to assist a friend with his research on fishes. He would return to Panama in 1966 as an undergraduate, to study the immunology of vultures.
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