Erwin H. Barbour
Erwin Hinkley Barbour (born April 5, 1856 in Springfield , Indiana , † May 10, 1947 in Lincoln , Nebraska ) was an American geologist and paleontologist . He organized the Nebraska Geological Survey.
Barbour studied at the University of Miami and Yale University with a bachelor's degree (AB) in 1882. He was then assistant in paleontology to Othniel Charles Marsh at the United States Geological Survey . In 1887 he received his doctorate from Yale. From 1888 he taught as a professor of natural history and geology at the University of Iowa (then Iowa College in Grinnell ) and in 1891 he became professor of geology and zoology at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He was also a Nebraska State Geologist for many years and was a curator at the University of Nebraska State Museum and later its director until 1941.
In Nebraska he led geological-paleontological excavation excursions for 25 years, Morrill Geological Expeditions named after Charles Henry Morrill , who financed them. Their reports appeared in the memoirs of the Nebraska Geological Survey.
He found and described numerous fossil elephants (exhibited in the museum's Morrill Hall, also called Elephant Hall) and researched their evolution.
In 1887 he married Margaret Lamson and had a daughter with her.
Web links
- Erwin Hinkley Barbour, Biography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
- Erwin H. Barbour in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Biography at UNL
Remarks
- ↑ The middle name is also written Hinckly or Hinckley.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barbour, Erwin H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barbour, Erwin Hinkley (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geologist and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Springfield , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1947 |
| Place of death | Lincoln , Nebraska |