Loren Corey Eiseley, writer and anthropologist, was graduated from the University of Nebraska in l933. The Lincoln native was a member of the Morrill Paleontological Expedition of 1931-33. At the University of Pennsylvania he received his master's degree and his doctorate in anthropology. He taught at the University of Kansas and at Oberlin College in Ohio. Then, in l947, he returned to the University of Pennsylvania and was associated with that university for more than 30 years. He was chair of the anthropology department and curator of early man at the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
Known for his efforts to make science understandable, Eiseley hosted "Animal Secrets," an award-winning educational television series about science. In 1971 he was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters for his straightforward style of writing about nature. The first of his eleven books was The Immense Journey, a collection of essays about man and nature.
While at the University of Nebraska, Eiseley was one of the editors of the university's Prairie Schooner magazine. His poetry at that time led to his being named the University's Poet Laureate. This interest in poetry later re-surfaced, and two volumes of his poetry were published.
Eiseley died July 9, l977 in Philadelphia. He was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame with the unveiling of a bronze bust at ceremonies at the Capitol on September 3, l987.