Lee R. Dice
Lee R. Dice | |
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| Born | Lee Raymond Dice July 15, 1887 |
| Died | January 31, 1977 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Stanford University University of California, Berkeley |
| Spouse |
Doris S. Lemon (m. 1918–1977) |
| Children | Betty, John, and Dorothy |
| Awards | Eminent Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America (1964) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ecology Genetics |
| Institutions | University of Montana U.S. Biological Survey University of Michigan |
| Thesis | Distribution of the land vertebrates of southeastern Washington (1915) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Grinnell |
| Other academic advisors | Samuel Jackson Holmes |
| Notable students | Philip J. Clark |
Lee Raymond Dice (July 15, 1887 – January 31, 1977) was an American ecologist and geneticist who taught at the University of Michigan for almost his entire career. He is known for independently developing the Sørensen–Dice coefficient.