Francis C. Evans
Francis Cope Evans | |
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| Born | December 2, 1914 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 2002 (aged 87) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Haverford College (B.A.) University of Oxford (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Small mammal ecology, vertebrate ecology |
| Spouse | Rachel Worthington Brooks (m. 1942) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1961–1962) Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1963) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ecology, zoology |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Haverford College University of California, Davis |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles 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.