Reminiscences on old naturalists, 1959.

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Reminiscences on old naturalists, 1959.

This is a recording of Fowler's remembrances of Philadelphia naturalists who were affiliated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, where he worked. Fowler remembers Edward D. Cope and Samuel N. Rhoads in particular.

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Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

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The oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning." Since the founding of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, there have been twenty-eight presidents and five acting presidents (please see additional note for a complete list of Academy presidents). From 1937 to 1995, there were four pre...

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Rhoads, Samuel Nicholson, 1862-1902.

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Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897

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Fowler, Henri W., 1878-1965

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Henry Weed Fowler was an ichthyologist. From the description of Reminiscences on old naturalists, 1959. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122615925 From the guide to the Reminiscences on old naturalists, 1959, (American Philosophical Society) Henry Weed Fowler (1878-1965) was born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania. His post-high school academic career was limited to two years, circa 1900, spent at Stanford University as a special student under ...