William Tinsley Keeton
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| Born |
February 3, 1933 Roanoke, Virginia |
| Died | August 17, 1980 (aged 47) Ithaca, New York |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Alma mater |
University of Chicago (B.S.) Virginia Tech (M.S.) Cornell University (PhD) |
| Thesis | A taxonomic study of the milliped family Spirobolidae (Diplopoda; Spirobolida) (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Howard E. Evans |
| Known for | Animal navigation, millipede taxonomy |
| Spouse | Barbara Orcutt Keeton |
William Tinsley Keeton (February 3, 1933 – August 17, 1980) was an American zoologist known internationally for his work on animal behavior, especially bird migration, and for his work on millipede taxonomy. He was a well-liked professor of biology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and author of a widely used introductory textbook, Biological Science.
William Keeton was born February 3, 1933 in Roanoke, Virginia, and grew up in Lynchburg. Keeton attended the University of Chicago and received both his Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees, working under Dr. Alfred E. Emerson. Keeton earned a master's degree at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech), during which he revised the millipede genus Brachoria. During his time at Virginia Tech, Keeton met Barbara Orcutt, whom he married in 1958. He moved to Cornell University in 1956 in order to continue his research with millipede systematics for his doctorate, where he studied under Dr. Howard E. Evans. His doctoral research culminated in a monograph on the family Spirobolidae He received his doctorate in 1958 and joined the biology faculty at Cornell University as a biology professor in 1958.
Keeton was a noted and well-known Biological Science 101 professor beginning in 1958, so much so that his popularity as a professor earned his class the nickname of the "Keeton course". In addition to his teaching Keeton is known for his work with pigeons and bird orientation and navigation, as he studied pigeon homing behaviors for well over a decade.
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