Schuchert, Charles, 1858-1942

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Dates:

Birth 1858-07-03

Death 1942-11-20

Language: English

Biographical notes:

Charles Schuchert: Paleontologist; assistant to paleontologists, 1885-1891; participated in a geological survey of Minnesota, 1891-1892; preparer of fossils, Yale University, 1892-1893; assistant paleontologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 1893-1894; assistant curator paleontology, U.S. National Museum, 1894-1904; professor of paleontology, Yale University, 1904-1923, and curator, geological collection, Peabody Museum.

From the description of Charles Schuchert papers, 1859-1943 (inclusive), 1884-1943 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167180

Epithet: American naturalist

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000618.0x0002b0

Charles Schuchert, M.A. Hon. Yale 1904; LL.D. New York Univ. 1914; SC.D. Yale 1930; S.D. Hon. Harvard 1935. Curator Geology 1904-23; Chairman Dept. Geological Sciences 1919-21; Curator Invertebrate Paleontology 1923-26; Prof. Paleontology and Historical Geology 1904-23; Prof. Emeritus 1923-42; Acting Dean Graduate School 1914-16; Trustee Peabody Museum of Natural History 1912-26; Silliman Lect. 1917-18.

Historical Register of Yale University, 1937-1951.

For more biographical information see Carl P. Dunbar's "Memorial to Charles Schuchert" in Box 1 and Schuchert's manuscript autobiography in Box 42.

From the guide to the Charles Schuchert papers, 1859-1943, 1884-1943, (Manuscripts and Archives)