Kenneth L. Williams

Kenneth L. Williams
Born
Kenneth Lee Williams

September 4, 1934
Saybrook, Illinois
DiedNovember 1, 2017
Natchitoches, Louisiana[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materLouisiana State University
Known forExpert on milk snakes
Scientific career
FieldsHerpetology
InstitutionsTulane University
Millikin University
Northwestern State University

Kenneth Lee Williams (September 4, 1934 – November 1, 2017)[2][1] was an American herpetologist and author of books on the subject of snake biology and classification. Williams retired from teaching in Northwestern State University's biology department and received emeritus status in 2001.[3] Williams is considered an authority on the milk snake[4][5] and the herpetology of the Honduran Cloud Forest.[3]

Williams was born in Saybrook, Illinois, and served one tour of duty with the U.S. Army after high school. He earned his bachelor's degree and master's from the University of Illinois, and his doctorate from Louisiana State University in 1970.[6] After teaching at Tulane University in New Orleans and Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, Williams came to Northwestern State University in 1966 as an assistant professor. He became a full professor there in 1976.

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Larry David (2018). "Kenneth Lee Williams 1934–2017: My Fast Friend and Herpetological Colleague of More than Half a Century". Herpetological Review 49 (1): 178-180.
  2. ^ "Dr. Kenneth Williams of Natchitoches, Louisiana | 1934 - 2017". Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "New Release" Archived 2010-06-11 at the Wayback Machine 1 May 2001, News Bureau, Northwestern State University
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  6. ^ "Animal Behavior Society Graduate Program Bulletin, 1996". The Animal Behavior Society. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-06-06.