sentences:  Grover C. Stephens (1925–2003) was a well-known invertebrate comparative physiologist, serving on the faculty of the University of Minnesota until becoming the founding chairman of the Department of Organismic Biology at the University of California at Irvine in 1964.He was the mentor for numerous graduate students, many of whom have gone on to further build the field (obituary).He authored several books and in addition to being an accomplished biologist was also an accomplished pianist and philosopher.