Hoffmeister, Donald Frederick
HOFFMEISTER, Donald Frederick
HOFFMEISTER, Donald Frederick. American, b. 1916. Genres: Natural history, Zoology. Career: Associate Curator, Museum of Natural History; Assistant Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1944-46; Director, Museum of Natural History, 1946-84; Professor of Zoology, 1959-84, University of Illinois, Urbana, Professor Emeritus, 1984-. Publications: (With Zim) Mammals, 1955; (with Mohr) Fieldbook of Illinois Mammals, 1957; Mammals, 1963; Zoo Animals, 1967; Mammals of Grand Canyon, 1971; Mammals of Arizona, 1986; Mammals of Illinois, 1989. Address: Museum of Natural History, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A.
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