February 20, 1924 -
Evelyn Pielou was born in Bognor Regis, England. She studied at the University of London and became a biologist, eventuallybecoming a professor at Dalhousie University and Oil Sands Environmental Research professor at the U. of Lethbridge. Shecontributed significantly to the development of mathematical ecology and wrote several books. She received the LawsonMedal, the Eminent Ecologist Award and the Distinguished Statistical Ecologist Award from the International Congress ofEcology.
BSc, U. of London, 1951; PhD, 1962; DSc, 1975. Research Scientist Candn. Dept. of Forestry, 1963-64; Resch. Scientist,Dept. Agric., 1964-67; Prof. of Biol. Queen's U., Kingston, 1968-71; Killam Research Prof., Dalhousie U., Halifax,1971-74; Prof. of Biology, Dalhousie U., 1974-81; Oil Sands Environmental Rsrch Prof., U. of Lethbridge 1981-86; author"Introduction to Mathematical Ecology" 1969; "Population and Community Ecology" 1974; "Ecological Diversity" 1975;"Mathematical Ecology" 1977; "Biogeography" 1979; "Interpretation of Ecological Data" 1984; "The World of NorthernEvergreens" 1988; "After the Ice Age" 1991; other writings incl. over 60 papers, articles and sci. pubs. Fellow, Royal Soc. ofArts; recipient George Lawson medal of Candn. Botanical Assn. 1984; Eminent Ecologist Award of Ecolog. Soc. of Am.1986; Distinguished Statistical Ecologist Award of the Internat. Congress of Ecology, 1990.