Leon Jacob Cole
Leon J. Cole | |
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Portrait by Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954), 1939 | |
| Born | June 1, 1877 |
| Died | February 17, 1948 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics Ornithology |
| Institutions | Yale University University of Wisconsin |
Leon Jacob Cole (June 1, 1877 – February 17, 1948) was an American geneticist and ornithologist. He was a professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin. Apart from work on applications of genetics to agriculture and livestock, he examined the genetics of wild birds. He was among the early proponents of bird ringing in the United States of America.