Open AccessIn Memoriam
Author(s) -
Jesse E. Purdy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of comparative psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2168-3344
pISSN - 0889-3667
DOI - 10.46867/ijcp.2018.31.00.02
Subject(s) - enthusiasm , battle , wife , adventure , fish <actinopterygii> , art history , psychology , history , biology , ancient history , fishery , law , political science , social psychology
Jesse E. Purdy, a consummate comparative psychologist whose research started with laboratory rats but quickly expanded to include garter snakes, Weddell seals, cuttlefish, killer whales, coho salmon, and numerous more common species of fish, passed away on April 16, 2018, after a long and heroic battle with cancer. Purdy is survived by Karen, his wife of 45 years, and their two children, Kristopher and Matthew. He is also survived by his students and colleagues at Southwestern University who came to share his vision and enthusiasm for a life of inquiry and adventure and will continue to share that with their own students for decades to come.