Arthur Sperry Pearse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Sperry Pearse

American biologist

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1877

Place of Birth: Crete, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1956

Profession: zoologist, botanist, explorer, ecologist, carcinologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Arthur Sperry Pearse (1877–1956) was a botanist and zoologist from the United States.
He was a native of Crete, Nebraska.
Pearse received his Ph.D.
in zoology from Harvard University in 1908, with a dissertation entitled "The Reaction of Amphibians to Light".
He spent most of his academic career on the Zoology faculty at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, 1927 to 1948.
His teaching and research papers are in the University Archives at Duke University.