Image of John Smith Dexter, professor of Biology, sitting at a table and possibly holding a camera.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. John Smith Dexter was born 21 August 1885 at Shiocton, Wisconsin, and graduated from Ripon College, Wisconsin, in 1908. The following year he received an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin, and in 1914 a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Dr. Dexter was a professor of biology in several institutions including Northland, Olivet and Northwestern colleges (all in Wisconsin), and at the Universities of Saskatchewan and Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. He has been connected with the last named institution since 1923. Dr. Dexter was an Associate of the American Ornithologists' Union since 1919. While located at Saskatoon, he contributed to 'The Auk', some 'Notes on Birds of the Beaver River Valley' and on 'The European Gray Partridge in Saskatchewan’ (1922). Dr. Dexter died 19 April 1928 at age 43.