Claude Alvin Villee, Jr.

Claude Alvin Villee Jr. (1917, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – August 7, 2003) was an American biologist and long-time teacher at Harvard University.

Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Villee studied in the Franklin and Marshall College and later the University of California.^[1] He began teaching in 1941 at Berkeley as a research assistant before becoming an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina. He wrote his first book during this period, on request: a biology textbook that eventually saw eight editions and translation into six languages.^[1] Thereafter, Villee worked at Harvard University as a teacher from 1946 until his retirement in 1991. During this time, he authored or co-authored 350 publications.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Claude Alvin Villee Jr.". Harvard University Gazette. http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/02.09/20-mm.html. Retrieved 20 September 2010. 

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Name	Villee, Claude Alvin Jr.
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Date of birth	1917
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Date of death	August 7, 2003
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