Francis C. Evans

Francis Cope Evans
Born(1914-12-02)December 2, 1914
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 2002(2002-08-16) (aged 87)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHaverford College (B.A.)
University of Oxford (Ph.D.)
Known forSmall mammal ecology, vertebrate ecology
SpouseRachel Worthington Brooks (m. 1942)
Children4
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1961–1962)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1963)
Scientific career
FieldsEcology, zoology
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Haverford College
University of California, Davis
Doctoral advisorCharles Sutherland Elton


Francis Cope Evans (2 December 1914, Philadelphia – 16 August 2002, Ann Arbor) was an American ecologist and professor of zoology. He was the president of the Ecological Society of America from 1983 to 1984.