Albert William Herre
Albert William Christian Theodore Herre (born September 16, 1868 in Toledo , Ohio ; † January 16, 1962 in Santa Cruz , California ) was an American lichen scientist and ichthyologist who dealt in particular with the fish of the Indo-Pacific region.
In 1903 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in botany from Stanford University followed by a Master's Degree and Ph.D. in the field of ichthyology.
Herre headed the fisheries department of the Bureau of Science in Manila, Philippines from 1919 to 1928 . During this time he discovered and described many new fish species.
Works
- Albert W. Herre: Fishery resources of the Philippine Islands . Bureau of Print, Manila 1927.
- Albert W. Herre: The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931 . Gregg, Kentfield 1934.
- Albert W. Herre: Fishes of the Crane Pacific expedition . Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 1936.
- Albert W. Herre: Check list of Philippine fishes . United States Government Printing Office , Washington 1953.
literature
- Albert William Christian Theodore Herre (1868-1962): A brief autobiography and a bibliography of his ichthyological and fishery science publications . In: TW Pietsch, WD Anderson (Ed.): Collection Building in Ichthyology and Herpetology . American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Lawrence, Kan. 1997, p. 351-366 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herre, Albert William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herre, Albert William Christian Theodore (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ichthyologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1962 |
| Place of death | Santa Cruz , California |