Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891
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Name (Latin)
Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891
Date of birth
1823-09-09
Date of death
1891-04-29
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- LCCN 04-19976: Quain, J. Human anatomy, 1849(hdg.: Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891; usage: Joseph Leidy)
- WwW in Am., 1607-1896(Leidy, Joseph, naturalist; b. Sept. 9, 1823; d. Apr. 29, 1891; M.D., prof. anatomy, U. of Pa.; pioneer investigator in vertebrate paleontology and parasitology; pubs. included: On the fossil horse of Am., Ancient fauna of Nebr., Fresh water rhizopods of N. Am.)
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Joseph Leidy by Gilbert Studios c1870
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Joseph Leidy (1823-1891), Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Joseph Mellick Leidy (September 9, 1823 – April 30, 1891) was an American paleontologist, parasitologist and anatomist. Leidy was professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania, later becoming a professor of natural history at Swarthmore College and the director of scientific and educational programs at the Wagner Free Institute of Science. His book Extinct Fauna of Dakota and Nebraska (1869) contained many species not previously described and many previously unknown on the North American continent. At the time, scientific investigation was largely the province of wealthy amateurs. The Leidy Glacier in northwest Greenland was named by Robert Peary after him.
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