Henry B. Ward Papers 1859-1942

Muir, John, 1838-1914

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John Muir (born April 21, 1838, Dunbar, Scotland – died December 24, 1914, Los Angeles, California), Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which h...

Agassiz, Alexander, 1835-1910

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Alexander Agassiz(1835-1910), marine biologist, oceanographer, and industrial entrepreneur, was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, the son of Louis Agassiz. In 1860 Agassiz began a lifetime occupation of administering the business affairs of the Harvard museum, a task made difficult by his father's penchant for excessive collecting and expenditures. After Louis's death in 1873, Agassiz succeeded to the directorship of the Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology and completed the physical...

Wood, Casey A. (Casey Albert), 1856-1942

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Casey Albert Wood, Canadian physician, was born in Wellington, Ontario, November 21, 1856. He was educated at Ottawa College Institute, Lennoxvllle University, and McGill University. He was a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario. He practiced medicine in Montreal for some years . He was professor of chemistry and pathology at Lennoxville University, 1878-85 and was consulting ophthalmic surgeon to Cook Co. and St. Anthony Hospitals. In 1890 he was appointed professor of opht...

Weismann, August, 1834-1914

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Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927

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Nutting, Charles Cleveland, 1858-1927

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Charles Cleveland Nutting was born May 25, 1858, in Jacksonville, Illinois. He took his A.B. at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, in 1880. He worked as an assayer in Leadville, Colorado, before earning his A.M. from Blackburn College in 1882. Over the next few years, the Smithsonian Institution hired him to conduct expeditions to Central America for the purpose of collecting bird specimens. Mr. Nutting moved to Iowa City in 1886 to begin work on his Ph.D. degree. He worked as an assist...

Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928

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Epithet: of the Department of Botany University of Chicago British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000974.0x00037f Botanist. A.B., Hanover College, 1870; A.M., 1873; Ph. D., Hanover College and Indiana University, 1882. Professor of natural sciences, Hanover College, 1874-1879. Professor of biology, Wabash College, 1879-1891. President and professor of Botany, Indiana University, 1891-1893. President, Lake Forest Unive...

Nuttall, George Henry Falkiner, 1862-1937

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Ward, Henry Baldwin, 1865-1945

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Henry Baldwin Ward was a teacher and zoologist. From the description of Correspondence, 1859-1942. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122364943 Henry Baldwin Ward was an instructor and zoologist, frequently remembered as the "father of American parasitology." His distinguished scientific career at the University of Nebraska (1893-1909) and the University of Illinois (1909-1933) was characterized by scholarly publication and research of invertabrate...

Braun, Max

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Cockerell, Theodore D.A. (Theodore Dru Alison), 1866-1948

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Theodore Dru Allison Cockerell was born in England and came to the University of Colo., Boulder, in 1904. A naturalist, educator and philosopher, he produced nearly 4,000 publications. {Source: A Guide to Manuscript Collections, Western Historical Collections, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2nd ed., 1982, p. 20.} From the description of The red sunflower printed materials 1938-1945. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427307546 Cockerell was born in England. He w...

Möbius, Karl August, 1825-1908

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Epithet: German zoologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000688.0x0000fd ...

Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944

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Charles B. Davenport was a biologist and director of the Department of Genetics at the Carnegie Institution of Washington (1904-1934). From the description of Papers, 1874-1944. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122488735 Charles B. Davenport's influence and efforts at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, began in 1898 when he became the director of the summer school of the Biological Laboratory, a position he held until 1923. The lab was administered by...

Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975

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English biologist. From the description of Typed letter signed : London, to Mr. Heineman, 1928 Feb. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555836 British biologist, philosopher, and popularizer of science; b. Julian Sorell Huxley. From the description of Papers, 1899-1980. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 86118827 From the description of Julian Sorell Huxley papers, 1899-1980. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 28418189 Jul...

Guyer, Michael F. (Michael Frederic), 1874-1959

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Leidy, Joseph, Jr., 1866-1932

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Dr. Joseph Polk Leidy II (1866-1932); Son of Philip & Nellie F. M. (Polk) Leidy; Served as LT Colonel in the US Marine Corps Reserve (Jul 28, 1917 - Dec 14, 1918). Husband of Helen Redington Carter....