William Lawrence Tower

Science writer, Author

1872 –

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Who is William Lawrence Tower?

William Lawrence Tower was an American zoölogist, born in Halifax, Massachusetts. He was educated at the Lawrence Scientific School, the Harvard Graduate School, and the University of Chicago, where he taught thereafter, becoming associate professor in 1911. He did important experimental work in heredity, investigating especially the laws of heredity in beetles and publishing An Investigation of Evolution in Chrysomelid Beetles of the Genus Leptinotarsa. This study is probably the first of mutation in animals. He published also The Development of the Colors and Color Patterns of Coleoptera and, with Coulter, Castle, Davenport and East, an essay on Heredity and Eugenics.

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Born
1872
Halifax
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Harvard University
  • University of Chicago
Employment
  • University of Chicago

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on July 23, 2013

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