Oliver Payne Pearson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oliver Payne Pearson

Zoologist and Ecologist

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1915

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 04-Mar-2003

Profession: zoologist, ecologist, mammalogist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Oliver Payne Pearson (October 21, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 4, 2003 in Walnut Creek, California), or "Paynie" to many that knew him, was an American zoologist and ecologist.
Over a very active 50-year career, he served as professor of zoology at UC Berkeley and curator of mammals at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology.
Pearson is best known for his work on the role of predation on vole demography and population cycles, and for his piercing contributions to the biology of South American mammals, but his earlier studies on reproductive and physiological ecology are highly regarded as well.