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'''William Dwight Billings''' (December 29, 1910, [[Washington, D.C.]] – 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 plant [[physiological ecology]] and made major contributions to desert and arctic ecology. |
'''William Dwight Billings''' (December 29, 1910, [[Washington, D.C.]] – 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 plant [[physiological ecology]] and made major contributions to desert and arctic 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}}</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> |
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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William Dwight Billings | |
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| Born | December 29, 1910 |
| Died | January 4, 1997 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | USA |
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| Fields | Ecology |
William Dwight Billings (December 29, 1910, Washington, D.C. – January 4, 1997, Durham, North Carolina) was an American ecologist. Billings was one of the foundational figures in the field of plant physiological ecology and made major contributions to desert and arctic 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
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References
- ^ "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.
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.
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