William Keith Brooks
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William Keith Brooks (March 25, 1848 – November 12, 1908) was an American zoologist, born in
Brooks was proficient in many subjects, including Greek and biology, and as a young man was unsure where he wished to focus his studies. He spent two years at
After marrying Amelia Katherine Schultz in 1878, Brooks founded the Chesapeake Zoological Laboratory. He spent most summers at this laboratory, which moved around each summer from
At Hopkins, Brooks began as an associate (equivalent to assistant professor) and advanced to associate professor in 1883 and was made Professor of Morphology in 1889. In 1894 he succeeded H. Newell Martin as head of the Department of Biology.[6] During his research, Brooks performed studies on invertebrates, particularly germ cells, and found evidence to explain variation among species due to ancestral heredity as well as Charles Darwin’s theory of pangenesis.[7]
In addition to his publications, Brooks received honorary degrees from Hobart College, Williams College, and the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the
Brooks died in 1908 due to a congenital heart defect.[9]
He published:
- Hand-Book of Invertebrate Zoölogy (1882)
- The Law of Heredity (1883)
- The Development and Protection of the Oyster in Maryland (1884)
- Lucifer: A Study in Morphology (1881)
- The Stomatopoda of H. M. S. Challenger (1886)
- The Oyster (1891)
- A Monograph of the Genus Salpa (1893)
- Foundations of Zoölogy (1898)
Publications
- Jordan, ed., Leading Men of Science, (New York, 1910), pages 427-455
- William Keith Brooks; a sketch of his life (1910). From Internet Archive.
References
- JSTOR 20023246.
- ^ "William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) | the Embryo Project Encyclopedia".
- JSTOR 20023246.
- JSTOR 20023246.
- ^ "William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) | the Embryo Project Encyclopedia".
- JSTOR 20023246.
- ^ "William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) | the Embryo Project Encyclopedia".
- ^ "William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) | the Embryo Project Encyclopedia".
- ^ "William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) | the Embryo Project Encyclopedia".
Further reading
- Benson, Keith R. (2004). "William Keith Brooks (1848–1908) and the defense of late-nineteenth century Darwinian evolutionary theory" (PDF). Hereditary hourglass: Genetics and epigenetics (1868–2000). Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science. pp. 23–34. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- Keiner, Christine (2009). ISBN 978-0-8203-2698-6.
- Keiner, Christine (Autumn 1998). "W. K. Brooks and the Oyster Question: Science, Politics, and Resource Management in Maryland, 1880-1930". Journal of the History of Biology. 31 (3): 383–424. S2CID 82643580.
- Nash, Richard (June 2015). "William Keith Brooks and the naturalist's defense of Darwinism in the late-nineteenth century". History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences. 37 (2): 158–79. S2CID 626242.
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