Dwight Billings

William Dwight Billings
Born	December 29, 1910(1910-12-29) Washington, D.C.
Died	January 4, 1997(1997-01-04) (aged 86) Durham, North Carolina
Nationality	USA
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 physiological ecology and made major contributions to desert and arctic ecology.

Billings served as President of the Ecological Society of America from 1978 to 1979. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979.^[1] and awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award in 1991.

References

1. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterB.pdf. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 

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Name	Billings, William Dwight
Alternative names	Billings, Dwight
Short description	American ecologist
Date of birth	December 29, 1910
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Date of death	January 4, 1997
Place of death	Durham, North Carolina