| 词条 | Ralph E. Comstock |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Ralph E. Comstock | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Ralph Ernest Comstock | birth_date = {{birth date |1912|07|19}} | birth_place = Spring Valley, Minnesota | death_date = {{death date and age |1999|07|06|1912|07|19}} | death_place = Sun City, Arizona | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | home_town = | other_names = | pronounce = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = United States | fields = Genetics Statistics | workplaces = North Carolina State College University of Minnesota | patrons = | education = University of Minnesota | alma_mater = | thesis_title = A study of the sperm cell | thesis_url = | thesis_year = 1938 | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = Work in quantitative genetics | influences = | influenced = | awards = Animal Genetics and Breeding Award from the American Society of Animal Science | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = Helen Bartel Comstock[1] | partner = | children = Mary Sue Comstock[1] John A. Comstock[1] | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} Ralph Ernest Comstock (July 19, 1912 – July 6, 1999) was an American statistician and geneticist known for his work in quantitative genetics. Early life and educationComstock was born on July 19, 1912 in Spring Valley, Minnesota. He received his bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota in 1934, 1936, and 1938, respectively.[2] Academic careerComstock joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota in 1937, where he worked as an assistant professor of animal husbandry from then until 1943.[3] On August 15, 1943, he joined the Department of Experimental Statistics at North Carolina State College, where he initially held a simultaneous position in the Department of Animal Science.[4] He continued to serve as an associate professor at North Carolina State College until 1946, when he took a year off to serve as head of the animal husbandry department at Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station. He then returned to the North Carolina State College faculty, where he continued to teach until joining the University of Minnesota in 1957. In 1965, he was named the first head of the University of Minnesota's Department of Genetics; he continued to hold this position until 1968, whereupon he was named a Regents Professor. He was awarded the Animal Genetics and Breeding Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 1966, and retired from the University of Minnesota in 1981.[3] Also in 1981, he was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[5] Personal life and deathComstock died on July 6, 1999 in Sun City, Arizona. He was survived by his wife, Helen, as well as by their two children and two grandchildren.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite news |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailynews-sun/obituary.aspx?n=helen-bartel-comstock&pid=2800633 |title=Helen Bartel Comstock |date=2004-10-08 |work=Daily News-Sun}} 2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009044857.html |title=Comstock, R. E. (Ralph Ernest), 1912-1999 |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2019-04-02}} 3. ^1 2 {{Cite web |url=https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/48276/99-09-30sen.pdf;jsessionid=13A88F64F82CDC590BF0464DD8358757?sequence=1 |title=University Senate Minutes |date=1999-09-30 |website=University of Minnesota |pages=36–37 |access-date=2019-04-02}} 4. ^{{Cite journal |last=Nourse |first=E. Shepley |last2=Greenberg |first2=Bernard G. |last3=Cox |first3=Gertrude M. |last4=Mason |first4=David D. |last5=Grizzle |first5=James E. |last6=Johnson |first6=Norman L. |last7=Jones |first7=Lyle V. |last8=Monroe |first8=John |last9=Simons |first9=Gordon D. |date=August 1978 |title=Statistical Training and Research: The University of North Carolina System |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1402812?origin=crossref |journal=International Statistical Review |volume=46 |issue=2 |pages=171 |doi=10.2307/1402812}} 5. ^{{Cite journal |last=Borras |first=Catherine |date=1981 |title=AAAS Council Meeting, 1981 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1686282 |journal=Science |volume=211 |issue=4485 |pages=921–924 |issn=0036-8075}} External links
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