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'''William Dwight Billings''' (b. [[December 29]], [[1910]], [[Washington, D.C.]], d. [[January 4]], [[1997]], [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[North Carolina]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[ecology|ecologist]]. Billings was one of the foundational figures in the field of [[physiological ecology]] and made major contributions to desert and arctic ecology.
'''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.


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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==Career chronology==

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His advisees include [[Robin B. Foster]].<ref name="fosterCV">{{cite web |last1=Foster |first1=Robin B. |title=Curriculum Vitae |url=https://www.fieldmuseum.org/sites/default/files/cv/Foster%20C.V.%2005c_0.pdf |publisher=Field Museum of Chicago |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==Other sources==

* ''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.

==External links==
* [http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/chronob/BILL1910.htm Biographical Sketch by Charles Smith]
* [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic50-3-275.pdf Obituary by Dr. Kim Peterson]

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Latest revision as of 18:28, 11 March 2023

William Dwight Billings
Born(1910-12-29)December 29, 1910
Washington, D.C.
DiedJanuary 4, 1997(1997-01-04) (aged 86)
Durham, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
FieldsEcology

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]

His advisees include Robin B. Foster.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ESA History: Officers". Ecological Society of America. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  3. ^ "ESA History: Awards". Ecological Society of America. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  4. ^ 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.

External links[edit]

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