About C. Clark Cockerham
Lived 1921 – 1996 (aged 74). C. Clark Cockerham was an American statistician and geneticist, known for Quantitative genetics.
Columbus Clark Cockerham (December 21, 1921 – November 4, 1996) was an American statistical geneticist known for his work in quantitative genetics.
Early life and education Cockerham was born on December 21, 1921, in Mountain Park, North Carolina. He grew up nearby on his family's farm.
Career In 1952, Cockerham became an assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following year, he joined North Carolina State University (NCSU) as an associate professor of statistics.
Honors and awards Cockerham was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1974. He received the North Carolina Award in science in 1976, the O. Max Gardner Award in 1980, and NCSU's Holladay Medal in 1994. He was also a recipient of the Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit and a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy.
Personal life and death Cockerham was married to Joyce Evelyn Allen, with whom he had three children: C. Clark Cockerham Jr., Jean Davis, and Bruce A. Cockerham. C. Clark Cockerham died on November 4, 1996.
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American genetic scientist
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C. Clark Cockerham was born on 21 December 1921 in Mountain Park.
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C. Clark Cockerham died on 4 November 1996.
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C. Clark Cockerham was a statistician and geneticist.
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C. Clark Cockerham was known for Quantitative genetics.
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