Charles Doolittle Walcott

Charles Doolittle Walcott
Sekretaris Smithsonian Institution ke-4
Masa jabatan
1907–1927
Direktur United States Geological Survey ke-3
Masa jabatan
1894 (1894) – 1907 (1907)
Direktur National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ke-4
Masa jabatan
1920–1927
PresidenCalvin Coolidge
Informasi pribadi
Lahir(1850-03-31)31 Maret 1850
New York Mills, New York, A.S.
Meninggal9 Februari 1927(1927-02-09) (umur 76)
Washington, D.C., A.S.
MakamPemakaman Rock Creek
Washington, D.C.
Suami/istri
Lura Ann Rust
(m. 1872; meninggal 1876)
Helena Breese Stevens
(m. 1888; meninggal 1911)
(m. 1914)
Anak4
Tanda tangan
PenghargaanMedali Bigsby (1895)
Medali Wollaston (1918)
Medali Mary Clark Thompson (1921)
Karier ilmiah
BidangPaleontologi
InstitusiSmithsonian Institution
US Geological Survey
Singkatan penulis (zoologi)Walcott
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Charles Doolittle Walcott (31 Maret 1850 – 9 Februari 1927) adalah seorang paleontolog, pengurus Institusi Smithsonian dari 1907 hingga 1927, dan direktur United States Geological Survey asal Amerika.[1][2] Ia terkenal karena penemuan fosil-fosil yang terawetkan dengan baik, diantaranya adalah cetakan jaringan lunak tertua yang saat itu ditemukan, di Batu Burgess, British Columbia, Kanada.

Publikasi

  • Walcott, Charles Doolittle (1924). Cambrian Geology and Paleontology. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection. Vol. 67. Frances Wieser (illustrations). Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD: Smithsonian Institution and The Lord Baltimore Press.
  • Walcott, Charles Doolittle (1924). Nomenclature of Some Post Cambrian and Cambrian Cordilleran Formations. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection. Vol. 67. Frances Wieser (illustrations). Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD: Smithsonian Institution and The Lord Baltimore Press.
  • Cambrian Brachiopoda with descriptions of new genera and species, (1905) Proceedings of the United States National Museum; v. 28.
  • Cambrian faunas of China, (1905) From the Proceedings of the United States national museum, vol.xxx. 106 p.
  • Cambrian Geology and Paleontology, (1910) at Internet Archive
  • Correlation Papers on the Cambrian, (1890) Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey; no.81. 447 p.
  • The fauna of the Lower Cambrian or Olenellus zone, (1890) Extract from the 10th annual report of the director of the U. S. Geological Survey, 1888–89, pt. I. p. 516–524.
  • Fossil Medusa, (1898) Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; no.30, 201 p.
  • Geology of the Eureka district, Nevada, with an atlas, (1892) Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; no.20, 419 p.
  • The North American continent during Cambrian time, (1892) Extract from the 12th annual report of the director of the U.S. Geological survey, 1890–91, pt. I. pp:523–568
  • Cambrian faunas of North America, (1884) from Bulletin of the U. S. Geological Survey
  • The Paleontology of the Eureka District, (1884) Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; no.8, 298 p.

Referensi

  1. ^ Gould, Stephen Jay (1989). "Chapter IV: Walcott's Vision and the Nature of History". Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History. New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company. hlm. 240–291. ISBN 0-393-30700-X. LCCN 83-37469.
  2. ^ Motter, H. L., ed. (1912). "Walcott, Charles Doolittle". The International Who's Who: Who's Who in the World: a biographical dictionary of the world's most notable living men and women. New York City, U.S.A. hlm. 1059.

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