Elof Axel Carlson, an American geneticist and historian of science, died on December 17, 2025, at age 94.
He was a distinguished teaching professor emeritus at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Born in New York City in 1931, Carlson earned a B.A.
from New York University in 1953 and a PhD in zoology from Indiana University Bloomington in 1958, where he studied under Hermann Joseph Muller. He was a past recipient of the E. Harris Harbison Award for excellence in teaching from the Danforth Foundation. Carlson also served as a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, San Diego State University and Tougaloo College, and was a McMurrin Visiting Professor at the University of Utah. He taught on several voyages of Semester at Sea.
Elof Axel Carlson (1931 – December 17, 2025) was an American geneticist who was a distinguished teaching professor emeritus at State University of New York at Stony Brook, as well as being a historian of science. Carlson earned his B.A. in 1953 from New York University, and his PhD in 1958 in zoology from Indiana University Bloomington under the mentorship of Hermann Joseph Muller. Carlson was a past recipient of the E. Harris Harbison Award for excellence in teaching given by the Danforth Foundation.