Sturtevant
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- Albert D. SturtevantAlbert D. SturtevantAlbert Dillon Sturtevant was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I.-Biography:Sturtevant was born in Washington, D.C.. On 24 March 1917, he and 28 others enlisted in the Naval Reserve Forces as the First Yale Unit. Two days later, they were all commissioned ensigns...
(1894–1918), American naval officer - Alfred SturtevantAlfred SturtevantAlfred Henry Sturtevant was an American geneticist. Sturtevant constructed the first genetic map of a chromosome in 1913. Throughout his career he worked on the organism Drosophila melanogaster with Thomas Hunt Morgan...
(1891–1970), American geneticist - Butler SturtevantButler SturtevantButler Stevens Sturtevant was an American landscape architect.-Early years:Butler Stevens Sturtevant, a ninth-generation Mayflower1 descendant was born on September 1, 1899, in Delavan, Wisconsin2 to James Brown and Ada Belle Sturtevant...
(1899-1971), American landscape architect - David Sturtevant RuderDavid Sturtevant RuderDavid Sturtevant Ruder is the William W. Gurley Memorial Professor of Law Emeritus at Northwestern University School of Law, where he has served on the faculty since 1961, and where he served as Dean from 1977 to 1985. He served as chairman of U.S...
(born 1929), American administrator and Professor of Law - Edgar H. SturtevantEdgar H. Sturtevant-Biography:Sturtevant was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, the older brother of Alfred Sturtevant. He studied at the University of Chicago receiving there in 1901 a Ph.D. with a dissertation on Latin case forms. He became an assistant professor of classical philology at Columbia University in New...
(1875–1952), American linguist - Elaine SturtevantElaine SturtevantElaine Sturtevant, an American artist born 1930 in Lakewood, Ohio, has achieved recognition for her works that consist entirely of copies of other artists' works.Sturtevant turns the concept of originality on its head...
(born 1930), American artist - Harold SturtevantHarold SturtevantHarold Sturtevant was a sailor in the United States Navy. In January 1941, he and fellow sailor E.C. Lackey climbed up the fire escape of the building which housed the German consulate in San Francisco, California and slashed and tore down the flag of Nazi Germany which was flying there in honor of...
(born c1918), United States Navy sailor, known for tearing down Nazi flag - John Cirby SturtevantJohn Cirby SturtevantJohn Cirby Sturtevant was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John C. Sturtevant was born in Spring Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and engaged in teaching and farming...
(1835–1912), American politician - Paul Allen Sturtevant (1898-1987), American inventor of the beam type torque wrench (1938)
- William C. SturtevantWilliam C. SturtevantDr. William C. Sturtevant was an anthropologist and ethnologist.He is best known as the general editor of the 20-volume Handbook of North American Indians....
(1926–2007), American anthropologist
Sturtevant may also refer to:
- Sturtevant, WisconsinSturtevant, WisconsinSturtevant is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6599 at the 2009 census.Sturtevant celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007.-Geography:Sturtevant is located at ....
, United States - USS Sturtevant (DD-240)USS Sturtevant (DD-240)USS Sturtevant was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Albert D. Sturtevant....
, Clemson-class destroyer, 1920-1942 - USS Sturtevant (DE-239)USS Sturtevant (DE-239)USS Sturtevant was an Edsall class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.She was named in honor of Albert D...
, Edsall-class destroyer escort, 1943-1960