Clarence Paul Oliver

Clarence Paul Oliver (November 8, 1898–July 10, 1991), known to his friends as "Pete", was an American geneticist. Born in Dexter, Missouri, he attended college at University of Texas reciveing a BA in 1925. He continued his studies at University of Texas completing a PhD in the laboratory of Hermann Joseph Muller in 1931. From 1932 to 1946 he was a member of the faculty of University of Minnesota where future nobelist Edward B. Lewis worked in his lab as an undergraduate. From 1946 to his retirement in 1971, he was a faculty member at University of Texas, where he studied human genetics and pseudoallelism.

Professional Accomplishements

• Founding member and President (1953) of the American Society of Human Genetics
• Secretary of the Genetics Society of America (1953- 1955)
• President of Genetics Society of America (1958)
• Editor of journal Genetics(1957-1963)
• Ashbel Smith Professor at University of Texas

Sources

University of Texas Scholarship Page [1]