L. C. Dunn

Who is this?

Leslie Clarence Dunn (November 2, 1893 in Buffalo, New York – March 19, 1974) was a developmental geneticist at Columbia University. His early work with the mouse T-locus and established ideas of gene interaction, fertility factors, and allelic distribution. Later work with other model organisms continued to contribute to developmental genetics. Dunn was also an activist, helping fellow scientists seek asylum during World War II, and a critic of eugenics movements.

Career

1. 1893
   Born
2. 1943
   Member of National Academy of Sciences
3. 1974
   Passed away
4. Member of American Philosophical Society

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Buffalo
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: geneticist, biologist