Frank Pitelka

Frank Alois Pitelka (27 March 1916 – 10 October 2003) was an American ornithologist. He was the 2001 recipient of the Cooper Ornithological Society’s Loye and Alden Miller Research Award, which is given in recognition of lifetime achievement in ornithological research.^[1] In 1992, Dr. Pitelka received the Eminent Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America.^[2]

Frank Alois Pitelka
Born	(1916-03-27)March 27, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 10, 2003(2003-10-10) (aged 87)
Alma mater	University of Illinois (B.S., 1939) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., 1946)
Scientific career
Fields	Ornithology
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor	Alden Miller
Doctoral students	Van Remsen

References

1. COS: Miller Awards 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
2. ESA Awards page May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Frank Pitelka obituary