Warder Clyde Allee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Warder Clyde Allee

American zoologist and ecologist

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1885

Place of Birth: Bloomingdale, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1955

Profession: zoologist, university teacher, ecologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Warder Clyde Allee (June 5, 1885 – March 18, 1955) was an American ecologist.
He is recognized to be one of the great pioneers of American ecology.
As an accomplished zoologist and ecologist, Allee was best known and recognized for his research on social behavior, aggregations and distributions of animals in aquatic as well as terrestrial environments.
Allee attended Earlham College and upon his graduation in 1908, pursued advanced studies at the University of Chicago where he received his PhD and graduated summa cum laude in 1912.
Allee’s most significant research occurred during his time at the University of Chicago and at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole in Massachusetts.
His research findings led to many publications, with the most notable being Principles of Animal Ecology and Animal Aggregations.
Allee was married to author Marjorie Hill Allee and remained active in the field of biology until his death in 1955 at the age of 70.