WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
WESLEY PRATT LARSEN
(biologist, historian)
BIOGRAPHY
Wesley Pratt Larsen was born on July 29, 1916 in Kimberly Idaho. His parents were Charles E. Larsen and Belinda Pratt.Larsen earned a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Utah in 1960. He completed some graduate studies at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley.
Larsen was the associate program director for the National Science Foundation. His research projects also were conducted for the Atomic Energy Commission for radiation biology and for Columbia University, where Larsen worked as a field observer for a rural education project.
Larsen passed away on April 29, 2004 and was buried in the Toquerville Cemetery on May 4, 2004.
FAMILY
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Parents and Siblings:
Charles E. Larsen Belinda Pratt Wesley Pratt Larsen Phyllis Larsen Nels Larsen Lehi Larsen Chester Larsen |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (7/29/1916-4/29/2004) (married Lois) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married ??? Scott) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Wife and Children: Lois Blake Wesley Larsen Robert Ross Larsen Bryant Lee Larsen Christine Larsen |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Patti) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Carol) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Meryl Arns) |
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
Wesley Pratt Larsen obituary in the Salt Lake TribuneInventory of the Wesley Pratt Larsen papers at the University of Utah