John F. Eisenberg

John F. Eisenberg (1935–2003)[1] was an American zoologist.

John F. Eisenberg
Born1935
Everett, Washington
Died2003
Bellingham, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWashington State University, University of California in Berkeley
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsNational Zoo, University of Florida

Biography

Eisenberg was born in 1935, in Everett, Washington. As a boy, he trapped and studied rodents, which intrigued him, so he decided to obtain a scholarship to study zoology at a university. He graduated from Washington State University and earned his master's and doctorate degrees in zoology at the University of California in Berkeley. In 1965, he took a position at the National Zoo and also taught graduate courses at the University of Maryland University of Maryland. He left the zoo in 1982, when he was the zoo's assistant director, to take a position teaching at the University of Florida University of Florida. In 2000, he retired and moved back to Washington state. Even during his retirement, he maintained his passion for mice and other rodents, and even went to Sri Lanka to study mammals of various sizes, including elephants. He was married and divorced 2 times. He died on July 6, 2003 at the age of 68 at his home in Bellingham, Washington.[2][3]

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References
  1. Santiapillai, Chades (July 2003). "John F. Eisenberg (1935-2003)" (PDF). Gajah. Asian Elephant Specialist Group. 22: 78–79.
  2. Nagourney, Eric (20 July 2003). "John F. Eisenberg, 68, dies; Leading expert on mammals". The New York Times.
  3. Wemmer, Chris; Sunquist, Mel (15 April 2005). "John Frederick Eisenberg: 1935–2003". Oxford Journal of Mammology. 86 (2): 429–437. Retrieved 3 February 2020.


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