Thomas Park

Thomas Park (November 17, 1908 – March 30, 1992) was an American zoologist, recognized for transforming the field of ecology into a science with quantification and controlled experiments. He was a professor at the University of Chicago and served in 1960 as President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Park was born in Danville, Illinois, and was raised there, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and in Chicago. He attended the University of Chicago, earning a bachelor's degree in 1930 and a doctorate in zoology in 1932.

Park was married 35 years to the former Martha Alden Whitehead, who died in 1963. In 1969 he married Frances Lear.