Top 20 Zoologist celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Zoologist celebrities [Updated June 9, 2023].
Dian Fossey was born
on January 16, 1932
in San Francisco, United States.
Her murder in 1985 is still unsolved but people believe that she was killed those who viewed her as an impediment to the touristic and financial exploitation of the gorillas.
Thomas Hunt Morgan was born
on September 25, 1866
in Lexington, United States.
Louis Agassiz was born
on May 28, 1807
in Montier, United States.
Libbie Henrietta Hyman was born
on December 6, 1888
in Des Moines, United States.
During her zoology studies she noticed that better texts were needed, so she wrote her own, among them a six-volume work on invertebrates that she never finished.
William Beebe was born
on July 29, 1877
in Brooklyn, United States.
Writing for popular magazines, he recounted his travels to exotic locales like Ghana and the Galapagos Islands.
Oliver Payne Pearson was born
on October 21, 1915
in United States.
The following rodent species were named after him: pearsonomys, ctenomys pearsoni and andalgalomys pearsoni.
Frank Chapman was born
on June 12, 1864
in United States.
In 1917, the National Academy of Sciences awarded him the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal.
Eugenie Clark was born
on May 4, 1922
in New York City, United States.
In 1994 the American Society of Oceanographers gave her the Medal of Excellence.
Austin Hobart Clark was born
on December 17, 1880
in United States.
He was responsible for identifying and scientifically classifying such species as the Mulga Parrot and the Lesser Antillean Macaw.
Steven Amstrup was born
on February 4, 1950
in United States.
He won both the Indianapolis Prize and the Bambi Award in 2012.
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