Barton Warren Evermann
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Barton Warren Evermann (October 24, 1853 – September 27, 1932) was an American
ichthyologist
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Early life and education
Evermann was born in Monroe County, Iowa in 1853.[1] His family moved to Indiana while he was still a child and it was there that he grew up, completed his education, and married. Evermann graduated from Indiana University in 1886.
Career
For 10 years, he served as teacher and superintendent of schools in
Terre Haute from 1886 to 1891. He lectured at Stanford University in 1893–1894, at Cornell University in 1900–1903, and at Yale University
in 1903–1906.
In the early 20th century, as director of the
Pacific coast of Mexico. Mount Evermann on Socorro Island, the highest peak of the archipelago, was named in his honor. A species of lizard, Anolis evermanni, is named in his honor.[2]
In 1888, Evermann entered the service of the
United States Bureau of Fisheries, became an ichthyologist in 1891, had charge of the division of scientific inquiry in 1903–1911, and from 1910 to 1914, was chief of the Alaska Fisheries Service. Evermann was fur seal
commissioner in 1892 and became chairman of the fur seal board in 1908.
Evermann died in Berkeley, California, aged 78.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Inventory to the Papers of Barton Warren Evermann at the California Academy of Sciences Library". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Evermann", p. 86).
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Barton Warren Evermann.
- Works by Barton Warren Evermann at Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Works by or about Barton Warren Evermann at Internet Archive
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