William A. Clemens Jr.
William Alvin Clemens, Jr. | |
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Clemens in 2008 | |
| Born | May 14, 1932 |
| Died | November 17, 2020 (aged 88) |
| Education | BA, PhD |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Research on Mesozoic mammals, K-Pg extinction |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Vertebrate Paleontology, Geology |
| Institutions | University of California-Berkeley, University of Kansas-Lawrence |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald E. Savage |
| Website | senate |
William Alvin Clemens Jr. (May 15, 1932 — November 17, 2020) was a paleontologist at the University of California at Berkeley. He was faculty of the Department of Paleontology from 1967, then the Department of Integrative Biology from 1994 to his retirement and curator of the UC Museum of Paleontology. Clemens was also director of the museum (1987–1989) and chair of the Department of Paleontology (1987–1989). He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship (1974–75), a U.S. Senior Scientist Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Romer-Simpson Medal (2006), and was made a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences.