Goldman was born on November 2, 1909, in
Washington, DC, the son of biologist
Edward A. Goldman, and studied at the
University of Maryland. He spent much of his career as a field biologist and photographer for the FWS, and was manager of several prominent nature preserves, including the
Salton Sea and
Bitter Lake refuges. During the
Second World War, he served as an
entomologist for the
U.S. Army. He eventually became assistant chief of
wildlife management for the U.S. He died on January 12, 2005 in
Lanham, Maryland at the age of 95. ==References==