Donald Putnam Abbott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDonald Putnam Abbott
American zoologist
Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1920
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 18-Jan-1986
Profession: zoologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Donald Putnam Abbott
- Donald Putnam Abbott (1920–1986) was an invertebrate zoologist and professor of biology at the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University from 1950 through 1982.
- He earned his Ph.D.
- under S.F.
- Light and Ralph Smith at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Abbott was an expert on ascidian tunicates and an authority on all forms of invertebrate animals.
- He was an influential teacher, researcher, author, and student mentor.
- His wife, Isabella Abbott, was a world authority on marine algae of the Pacific.
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