James Roger King Explained

James Roger King
Birth Date:11 March 1927
Birth Place:San Jose, California, US
Death Place:Pullman, Washington, US
Workplaces:Washington State University
Alma Mater:San Jose State College
Washington State University
Academic Advisors:Donald S. Farner[1] [2]
Known For:co-editorship of series
Avian Biology 1971–1993
9 vols., Academic Press
Awards:Brewster Medal (1974)

James Roger King (1927–1991) was an American ornithologist, specializing in avian physiology.

Biography

After graduating from Santa Clara High School, King served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946. He then matriculated at San Jose State College, where he graduated in 1950[3] with a B.A. in biological and physical sciences. King became a graduate student at Washington State College, where he graduated in zoology with an M.A. in 1953 and a Ph.D. in 1957. His doctoral thesis, supervised by Donald S. Farner, dealt with "premigratory adiposity in the White-crowned Sparrow".[1] From 1957 to 1960 King was an assistant professor in experimental biology at the University of Utah.[4] In the zoology department Washington State University, he was from 1960 to 1962 an assistant professor, from 1962 to 1967 an associate professor, and from 1967 until his death a full professor. He was the chair of the department from 1972 to 1978.[1]

King was the editor-in-chief of The Condor from 1965 to 1968 and, for the last 20 years of his life, was the co-editor, with Donald S. Farner, of the multi-volume series Avian Biology.[4] [5] Washington State University's Department of Zoology annually awards a James R. King Memorial Fellowship for graduate students.[4]

He married Eleanor Porter (1928–2006)[4] in 1950. Upon his death he was survived by his widow, a son, two daughters, and a granddaughter.[3]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

As editor

References

  1. Walsberg, Glenn E.. In Memoriam: James R. King, 1927–1991. The Auk. 109. 3. 643–645. 1992.
  2. Web site: James R. King. Evolution Tree (academictree.org).
  3. News: James R. King, 64, WSU Zoology Professor. Lewiston Tribune. April 9, 1991.
  4. Web site: Preliminary Guide to the James R. King Papers. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.
  5. 4085024. Cracraft. Joel. Joel Cracraft. Reviewed work: Avian Biology, edited by Donald S. Farner and James R. King. The Auk. 1976. 93. 4. 856–860.
  6. Web site: James R. King. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
  7. Web site: Historic Fellows. American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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