Murray Newman (zoologist)
Murray A. Newman (1924 – March 18, 2016) was an American-born Canadian
Canadian Arctic, created field expeditions and research programs in the country's Far North which continue to the present day.[1]
Newman was born and raised in
Chicago, Illinois.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of Chicago and a master's degree, also in zoology, from the University of California, Berkeley, where he completed his thesis on the social behavior of brook trout and rainbow trout.[1][2] He was hired as a museum zoologist as the University of California, Los Angeles after he completed his master's degree at Berkeley.[1] He met his wife, Katherine, while teaching at UCLA. Katherine had enrolled as the only woman in a fish biology course, despite being warned that the professor disliked teaching women.[1] She met Murray Newman, who was working as an assistant to the biology professor, during the course.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lindsay, Bethany (2016-03-20). "Founding director of Vancouver Aquarium dies of stroke at age 92". The Province. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ "Murray Newman Obituary". Vancouver Sun. 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-10.