The Faculty History Project documents faculty members who have been associated with the University of Michigan since 1837. Key in this effort is to celebrate the intellectual life of the University. This Faculty History Website is intended as a component of the effort to document the extraordinary academic achievements of Michigan’s faculty in building and sustaining one of the world’s great universities. It provides access to a comprehensive database of information concerning the thousands of faculty members who have served the University of Michigan.
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List of Professors
| Name |
Years at Michigan |
Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Norman Asa Wood |
1896 - 1943 | Emeritus Curator of Birds |
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Edward Bruce Williamson |
1928 - 1933 |
Honorary Curator of Odonata, Museum of Zoology Research Associatae Division of Insects Museum of Zoology |
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Milford H. Wolpoff |
1971 - 2022 |
Professor of Anthropology Research Scientist Museum of Anthropological Archaeology |
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Patricia S. Whitesell |
1973 - 2005 |
Director & Curator of UM Detroit Observatory Adjunct Lecturer in College of Literature, Science & the Arts Director & Curator Emerita of UM Detroit Observatory |
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John D Speth |
1976 - 2012 |
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Anthropology Professor of Anthropology Curator, North American Archaeology |
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Lauren E Talalay |
1986 - 2013 | Curator, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology |
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Priscilla K. Tucker |
1988 - 2021 |
Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Curator, Museum of Zoology |