Kenneth D. Roeder Papers

Collection

Call Number: MS151

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains approximately 30 magnetic tapes, the contents of which are unknown, but they are likely data tapes created during Roeder's research; reports; photographs; biographical and adminsitrative material about Roeder.

Dates

Creation: 1957 -- 1983

Creator

Roeder, Kenneth David (Person)

Language of Materials

English

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Biographical / Historical

Kenneth David Roeder (1908-1979) was a professor of biology at Tufts University from 1931 to 1976.

Roeder was born March 8, 1908 in Richmond, England. He received a bachelor's degree in 1929 and a master's degree in 1933, both from St. John's College, Cambridge University. After a brief teaching assistantship at the University of Toronto, Roeder came to Tufts in 1931. He became professor of physiology, and he chaired the Biology Department from 1959-1964 Roeder received a National Institutes of Health Career Award from 1964-1975. He became a professor emeritus in 1976.

Roeder's work focused on insect physiology and animal behavior. He served on the presidential commission investigating the use of DDT. His awards include an honorary degree from Tufts University, election to the American Academy of Sciences (1946), and election to the National Academy of Sciences (1964). He was an honorary fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and a member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina.

In 1931, Roeder married Sonja von Cancrin. They had two children, Peter and Stephanie. He died on September 28, 1979.