About John Thomas Patterson
Lived 1878 – 1960 (aged 82). John Thomas Patterson was an American geneticist, zoologist and embryologist.
John Thomas Patterson (November 3, 1878 – December 4, 1960) was an American geneticist and professor at the University of Texas.
Early life Patterson was born from James and Anna Patterson in a family of 5 children on a farm near Piqua, Ohio on November 3, 1878.
In 1954 he was elected president of the Genetics Society of America.
He was very active in his research, publishing a total of 122 papers between the years of 1907 and 1954. Mostly in embryology and generics, with a few dealing with the topics of local fauna and Indian artifacts.
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American geneticist (1878 – 1960)
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John Thomas Patterson was born on 3 November 1878 in Piqua.
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John Thomas Patterson died on 4 December 1960.
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John Thomas Patterson was a geneticist, zoologist and embryologist.
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