Dr. William Gerald Dyer: 27 October 1929–18 June 2006

Bill Dyer recalled to his family many times that a turning point in his life was when he was encouraged by a science teacher early during his high school Freshman year who recognized his potential, took time to speak with him personally, and inspired him to not simply remain a part of Boston's...

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 2018-04, Vol.104 (2), p.183-185
Main Authors: Poly, William J, Dyer, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Careers
Distribution records
IN MEMORIAM
Laboratories
Life history
Medical research
Parasites
Parasitology
Reptiles & amphibians
Science
Students
Wildlife
Zoology
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Summary:Bill Dyer recalled to his family many times that a turning point in his life was when he was encouraged by a science teacher early during his high school Freshman year who recognized his potential, took time to speak with him personally, and inspired him to not simply remain a part of Boston's poor working class. In 1965, as a National Institute of Health Fellow at Colorado State University, he completed a Ph.D. in Zoology (specialty in Parasitology) under Dr. Oliver Wilford Olsen (1901-1991) (Dyer, 1965). Thirteen new species of digeneans, monogeneans, cestodes, and nematodes were described by Bill and his colleagues (Dyer, 1973, 1985, 1986; Dyer and Altig, 1977; Dyer et al., 1988, 1992a, 1992b; 1994, 1995a, 1995b, 1999; Williams and Dyer, 1992; Dyer and Poly, 2002; see Table I), and many new host and distribution records, redescriptions of species, and new life history data were included in over 100 publications (see Suppl. American Society of Parasitologists, Helminthological Society of Washington, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Wildlife Disease Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Southern California Academy of Sciences, Illinois State Academy of Science, Association of Island Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean, Dean's Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, and American Fisheries Society.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.1645/18-4