James Roger King (1927–1991) was an American ornithologist, specializing in
avian physiology.
Biography
After graduating from
Santa Clara High School, King served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946. He then matriculated at
San Jose State College
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...
, where he graduated in 1950
with a B.A. in biological and physical sciences. King became a graduate student at
Washington State College
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant univer ...
, where he graduated in zoology with an M.A. in 1953 and a Ph.D. in 1957. His doctoral thesis, supervised by
Donald S. Farner, dealt with "premigratory adiposity in the
White-crowned Sparrow
The white-crowned sparrow (''Zonotrichia leucophrys'') is a species of passerine bird native to North America. A medium-sized member of the New World sparrow family, this species is marked by a grey face and black and white streaking on the uppe ...
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[ From 1957 to 1960 King was an assistant professor in experimental biology at the ]University of Utah
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King was the editor-in-chief of '' The Condor'' from 1965 to 1968 and, for the last 20 years of his life, was the co-editor, with Donald S. Farner, of the multi-volume series ''Avian Biology''.][ Washington State University's Department of Zoology annually awards a James R. King Memorial Fellowship for graduate students.][
He married Eleanor Porter (1928–2006)][ in 1950. Upon his death he was survived by his widow, a son, two daughters, and a granddaughter.][
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Awards and honors
* 1969 — Guggenheim Fellowship
* 1974 — Brewster Medal The William Brewster Memorial Award, usually referred to as the Brewster Medal, is awarded by the American Ornithologists' Union and is named for ornithologist William Brewster. It is given to an author, or coauthors who are not previous recipien ...
of the American Ornithologists' Union
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* 1977–1978 — President of the Council of the ]Cooper Ornithological Society
The Cooper Ornithological Society (COS), formerly the Cooper Ornithological Club, was an American ornithological society. It was founded in 1893 in California and operated until 2016. Its name commemorated James Graham Cooper, an early California b ...
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* 1978 — Fellow of the ]American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific respons ...
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* 1980–1982 — President of the American Ornithologists' Union][
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Selected publications
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References
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1927 births
1991 deaths
American ornithologists
San Jose State University alumni
Washington State University alumni
Washington State University faculty
Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
20th-century American zoologists