Sterling Howard Emerson
American geneticist
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Sterling Howard Emerson was an American geneticist.[2] Emerson was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1951.[3]
Cornell University (BS)
Sterling Howard Emerson | |
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| Born | 29 October 1900 |
| Died | 2 May 1988 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (PhD) Cornell University (BS) |
| Spouse | Mary Foote Randall |
| Children | Ann K Fincham, S Jonathan Emerson |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Harrison M. Randall (father-in-law); John Fincham (son-in-law) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | S.Emers. |
Life
Sterling Howard Emerson was born on October 29, 1900[4] in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Rollins Adams Emerson and Harriet Hardin.[5][6] Emerson was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1922, and admitted as a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1928.[6] Emerson was the professor of genetics at the California Institute of Technology from 1928 to 1971.[2] Emerson died on May 2, 1988, in Altadena, California.[6]
Sterling Howard Emerson married Mary Foote Randall (daughter of physicist Harrison M. Randall and Ida May Muma) on 29 May 1924 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[5][7] Their children were Ann K Emerson (married geneticist John Fincham) and S Jonathan Emerson.[7]
