George Allen (ichthyologist)
George Herbert Allen (August 16, 1923,
Humboldt State University an association which was to last over 30 years, ending his career as a professor of fisheries. At HSU he played an important part in setting up the university's oceanography program and its graduate program in fisheries. He was awarded the President's Distinguished Service Award by the Humboldt State University and had a lab and part of the Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary was named in his honor.[1] Allen was nicknamed "Fishy" by the Arcata, California, city hall workers he co-operated with in the creation of its pioneering artificial marsh wastewater treatment facility.[2] The toadfish genus Allenbatrachus was named in his honor by one of his former students, David W. Greenfield, for Allen's introduction of Greenfield to ichthyology.[3] He was survived by his wife, Beverley, and their three daughters.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Dr. George H. Allen". Times-Standard. May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2018 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ James Willwerth (June 24, 2001). "Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary". Time. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (July 26, 2017). "Order Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
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