LC control no. | no 00073193 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Gunter, Gordon, 1909-1998 |
Associated country | United States |
Associated place | Ocean Springs (Miss.) |
Birth date | 1909-08-18 |
Death date | 1998-12-19 |
Place of birth | Natchitoches Parish (La.) |
Field of activity | Marine biology |
Affiliation | Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (Ocean Springs, Miss.) |
Profession or occupation | Marine biologists College teachers |
Found in | Gunter's archives, May 1985: p. 1 (Gordon Gunter; b. 18 Aug. 1909, Goldonna (Nachitoches Parish) La.; Ph. D., Univ. of Texas, 1945; Director, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, State of Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, 1955-1971) Gulf research reports, Jan. 1999, viewed online Sept. 30, 2016: page 65, etc. (Gordon Pennington Gunter, 1909-1998; Gordon Pennington Gunter was born in the Red River country of north Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, in the town of Goldonna, on August 18, 1909; In 1955, Dr. Gunter accepted the appointment as Director of the then eight-year-old Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi; Gunter's career as a marine biologist and leader in marine research and education spanned more than 60 years. After stepping down as Director of GCRL, he continued his association with the Laboratory as professor of zoology and director emeritus until his retirement from active service to the State of Mississippi in 1979 at the age of 70; [died] on December 19, 1998) <http://aquila.usm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1305&context=gcr> |