Charles Doolittle Walcott
Charles Doolittle Walcott | |
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| Sekretaris Smithsonian Institution ke-4 | |
| Masa jabatan 1907–1927 | |
| Direktur United States Geological Survey ke-3 | |
| Masa jabatan 1894 – 1907 | |
| Direktur National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ke-4 | |
| Masa jabatan 1920–1927 | |
| Presiden | Calvin Coolidge |
| Informasi pribadi | |
| Lahir | 31 Maret 1850 New York Mills, New York, A.S. |
| Meninggal | 9 Februari 1927 (umur 76) Washington, D.C., A.S. |
| Makam | Pemakaman Rock Creek Washington, D.C. |
| Suami/istri | Lura Ann Rust
(m. 1872; meninggal 1876)Helena Breese Stevens
(m. 1888; meninggal 1911) |
| Anak | 4 |
| Tanda tangan | |
| Penghargaan | Medali Bigsby (1895) Medali Wollaston (1918) Medali Mary Clark Thompson (1921) |
| Karier ilmiah | |
| Bidang | Paleontologi |
| Institusi | Smithsonian 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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