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'''William Dwight Billings''' (December 29, 1910 – January 4, 1997) was an |
'''William Dwight Billings''' (December 29, 1910 – January 4, 1997) was an American [[ecology|ecologist]]. He was one of the foundational figures in the field of plant [[physiological ecology]] and made major contributions to desert and arctic/alpine ecology. |
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Billings served as president of the [[Ecological Society of America]] (ESA) from 1978 to 1979.<ref name=ESA>{{cite web|title=ESA History: Officers|url=http://www.esa.org/history/officers.php|publisher=Ecological Society of America|accessdate=February 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212154817/http://www.esa.org/history/officers.php|archive-date=February 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1979.<ref name=AAAS>{{cite web|title=Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B|url=http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterB.pdf|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> In 1962, ESA granted him the [[Mercer Award]], for an outstanding research paper by a researcher under the age of 40; ESA also awarded the [[Eminent Ecologist Award]] in 1991.<ref name=ESA2>{{cite web|title=ESA History: Awards|url=http://www.esa.org/history/awards.php|publisher=Ecological Society of America|accessdate=February 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514202500/http://www.esa.org/history/awards.php|archive-date=May 14, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Died | January 4, 1997 | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
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Fields | Ecology |
William Dwight Billings (December 29, 1910 – January 4, 1997) was an American ecologist. He was one of the foundational figures in the field of plant physiological ecology and made major contributions to desert and arctic/alpine ecology.
Billings served as president of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) from 1978 to 1979.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979.[2] In 1962, ESA granted him the Mercer Award, for an outstanding research paper by a researcher under the age of 40; ESA also awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award in 1991.[3]
Career chronology[edit]
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His advisees include Robin B. Foster.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "ESA History: Officers". Ecological Society of America. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "ESA History: Awards". Ecological Society of America. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ Foster, Robin B. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Field Museum of Chicago. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
Other sources[edit]
- Arctic and Alpine Research, Vol. 29 (1997): 253-254.
- Contemporary Authors, Vol. 113 (1985).
- Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Vol. 78(2) (1997): 115-117.
- Arctic, Vol. 50(3) (1997): 275-276.