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| name = Albert Weed | | name = Albert Weed | ||
| | | portrait = Alfred C. Weed, in beard and stiff hat - 3000.33.2904.jpg | ||
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| birth_date = | | birth_date = 1881 | ||
| birth_place = [[North Rose, New York]] | | birth_place = [[North Rose, New York]] | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = 1953 | ||
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| nationality = {{USA}} | | nationality = {{USA}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:45, 28 February 2022
| Albert Weed | |
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| Other names | * Albert Cleveland Weed
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| Born | 1881 North Rose, New York |
| Died | 1953 |
| Occupation | ichthyologist |
| Known for | Catalogued Arctic fish |
Albert Cleveland Weed was an American ichthyologist, known for expeditions to the Arctic, where he catalogued the region's fish.[1][2]
Weed was born in North Rose, New York, and earned his bachelor's degree at Cornell University.[1]
He was hired as assistant curator of the Field Museum of Natural History in 1921.[2] By his retirement, in 1942, he was serving as full curator of the Fishery department.[3]
He made multiple scientific field trips to Labrador and Greenland in the 1920s and 1930s.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 THE WASHINGTON BIOLOGISTS’ FIELD CLUB: ITS MEMBERS AND ITS HISTORY (1900-2006), Washington Biologists’ Field Club. Retrieved on 2020-12-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1922 – Alfred C. Weed’s Notes, INHS Herpetology Collection. Retrieved on 2020-12-20.
- ↑ Fishes - History, Field Museum of Natural History. Retrieved on 2020-12-20.