Charles R. Eastman
Charles Rochester Eastman (born June 5, 1868 in Cedar Rapids , † September 27, 1918 in Long Beach ) was an American geologist and paleontologist .
Eastman studied at Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in 1891 and at Johns Hopkins University with a master's degree in 1892. He then went to the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , where he received his doctorate under Karl Alfred von Zittel . In Munich he had studied fossil shark bits and after returning to Harvard he specialized in fossil fish under Louis Agassiz . He taught geology and paleontology at Harvard, where he became a curator at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. In 1910 he became a curator at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh . He also worked for the US Geological Survey in the New England section.
As a paleontologist, he dealt with fossil fish, first especially placodermi , then lung fish and fish with ganoid scales and finally recent fish taxa.
He was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science .
Charles Rochester Eastman became a member of the Paleontological Society in the founding year 1912 .
He translated the basics of paleontology by Karl Alfred von Zittel into English and organized its processing by US experts. The Textbook of Paleontology became a standard work in the United States - the first two volumes came out in 1900 and 1902, the third in 1925.
In 1892 he was married to Caroline A. Clark, daughter of a well-known manufacturer of astronomical telescopes, and had a son with her.
In September 1918 he drowned in the sea near Long Beach, California .
Fonts
- Triassic fishes of New Jersey. Geological Survey of New Jersey. From the annual report for the State Geologist for 1904, 67-102, 14 plates, Trenton 1905
- Triassic fishes of Connecticut. State geological and Natural History Survey, Bulletin No 18, 77 S, XI Taf., Hartford 1911
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Palaeontological Journal 1, Issue 1, March 1914
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SURNAME | Eastman, Charles R. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eastman, Charles Rochester |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American paleontologist and geologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1868 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cedar Rapids |
DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1918 |
Place of death | Long Beach (New York) |