Edith White
Title
Edith White
Subject
Wilson faculty
Description
o Born: May 16, 1890
o Died: December 1, 1975
o PhD Columbia University 1918
o Taught at Wilson College from 1923-1958
o Sabbatical year studying variation among shark breeds: Japan, Ceylon, Java, China
o Worked with the Pentagon during WWII about Japan based on her previous time there during her research
o Worked on organizing collection of 2000 bird eggs at Wilson college, collected from 1861-1928, publishing an article with the American Nature Association’s “Nature Magazine”
o Professor emeritus of biology
o Published “Textbook of General Biology” and “Laboratory Manual in General Biology”
o Research associate of American Museum of Natural History
o Phi Beta Kappa member
o Died: December 1, 1975
o PhD Columbia University 1918
o Taught at Wilson College from 1923-1958
o Sabbatical year studying variation among shark breeds: Japan, Ceylon, Java, China
o Worked with the Pentagon during WWII about Japan based on her previous time there during her research
o Worked on organizing collection of 2000 bird eggs at Wilson college, collected from 1861-1928, publishing an article with the American Nature Association’s “Nature Magazine”
o Professor emeritus of biology
o Published “Textbook of General Biology” and “Laboratory Manual in General Biology”
o Research associate of American Museum of Natural History
o Phi Beta Kappa member
Source
VIP files
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College
Date
1923-1958
Rights
For information on copyright or permissions for this collection contact the C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 archives
Format
Image/Jpeg
Language
English
Files
Collection
Citation
“Edith White,” Hankey Center for the History of Women's Education, accessed December 31, 2024, https://exhibits.wilson.edu/items/show/1895.