Article ID: CBB001320466

James F. Crow (1916--2012) (2012)

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James Franklin Crow pioneered population genetics and influenced policy in human genetics. He was a scholar, citizen, and friend, who touched the lives of students, colleagues, musicians, and many others. He was born on 18 January 1916 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Friends University in 1937 and his Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1941, he joined the faculty at Dartmouth College. In 1948, he moved to the University of Wisconsin--Madison, where he remained fully active until his death on 4 January 2012 at the age of 95.

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Authors & Contributors
Lemay, Margaret A.
Barbujani, Guido
Zijlstra, Albert A.
Stickgold-Sarah, Jessie
Sonenberg, Nahum
Schibeci, R.
Concepts
Human genetics
Genetics
Biographies
Scientists
Race
Genomics
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Germany
Australia
Canada
Institutions
Génome Canada
Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank
Human Genome Project
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