Willis J. Gertsch

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Willis J. Gertsch

Biology

#13817

World Rank

#17401

Historical Rank

#2733

USA Rank

Zoology

#653

World Rank

#1287

Historical Rank

#193

USA Rank

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• Biology

Willis J. Gertsch's Degrees

• PhD Entomology University of California, Berkeley
• Masters Entomology University of California, Berkeley
• Bachelors Entomology University of California, Berkeley

Why Is Willis J. Gertsch Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Willis John Gertsch was an American arachnologist. He described over 1,000 species of spiders, scorpions, and other arachnids, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider. Gertsch was born in Montpelier, Idaho, on October 4, 1906. He earned a M.S. from University of Utah in 1930, working under Ralph V. Chamberlin, and in 1935 a PhD from University of Minnesota, although he had by then taken on a job at the American Museum of Natural History, and so earned his doctorate in absentia.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Willis J. Gertsch?

Willis J. Gertsch is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Minnesota
• University of Utah