About Wade Fox
Lived 1920 – 1964 (aged 44). Wade Fox was an American zoologist and herpetologist.
Rufus Wade Fox Jr. (June 2, 1920 – September 20, 1964), was an American zoologist and herpetologist from the University of California, Berkeley. He specialized in the anatomy of snakes and the systematics of the western garter snakes.
Biography Wade Fox was born on June 2, 1920, in Hilton, Virginia.
He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1943 and then earned a Master's (1946) and doctoral degree at the University of California, Berkeley, working as Curatorial Assistant of in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology from 1943 to 1949, and earning a PhD under Robert C. Stebbins in 1950.
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Who was Wade Fox?
U.S. zoologist (1920–1964)
When was Wade Fox born?
Wade Fox was born on 2 June 1920 in Hiltons.
When did Wade Fox die?
Wade Fox died on 20 September 1964.
What was Wade Fox's occupation?
Wade Fox was a zoologist and herpetologist.
What nationality was Wade Fox?
Wade Fox was American.
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