About Jack Hailman
Lived 1936 – 2016 (aged 79–80). Jack Hailman was an American zoologist and ethologist.
Jack Parker Hailman (May 6, 1936 – January 20, 2016) was an American zoologist and ethologist. He taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1969 to 1998, where he chaired the Department of Zoology from 1989 to 1991. He was executive editor of Animal Behaviour from 1972 to 1978 and served as president of the Animal Behavior Society from 1981 to 1982. In 1998, he received the Animal Behavior Society's Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award, and in 2014, he received the Bureau of Land Management's National Volunteer Award. He was a fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Naturalists, and the Animal Behavior Society.
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Who was Jack Hailman?
American zoologist
When was Jack Hailman born?
Jack Hailman was born on 6 May 1936 in St. Louis.
When did Jack Hailman die?
Jack Hailman died in 2016 in Jupiter Inlet Colony.
What was Jack Hailman's occupation?
Jack Hailman was a zoologist and ethologist.
What nationality was Jack Hailman?
Jack Hailman was American.
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