Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1868-01-26

Death 1955-07-24

Nationality: Americans,

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

Naturalist, author and ornithologist.

From the description of Papers of T. S. Palmer, 1877-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84163135

Theodore Sherman Palmer was a naturalist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture who led the first Death Valley expedition in 1891.

From the description of Papers of Theodore Sherman Palmer, 1849-1954. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122559971

Theodore Sherman Palmer (1868 - 1955) collected for the US Biological Survey under US Department of Agriculture. He traveled and collected California, including Death Valley during 1880's. His field work is documented in the Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_595_pid_EACP592

Biographical Note

1868, Jan. 26 Born, Oakland, Calif. 1888 A.B., University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 1890 Member, scientific research expedition, Death Valley, California 1890 1933 Held various posts with United States Biological Survey 1895 M.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 1905 1935 Vice president, National Association of Audubon Societies 1911 Married Bertha M. Ellis 1917 1937 Secretary, American Ornithologists Union 1933 Appointed associate in zoology, United States National Museum, Washington, D.C. 1955, July 23 Died, Washington, D. C.

From the guide to the T. S. Palmer Papers, 1877-1954, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)