Glover Morrill Allen
Glover Morrill Allen (born February 8, 1879 in Walpole , New Hampshire , † February 14, 1942 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American zoologist and ornithologist .
Born to clergymen Nathaniel Glover Allen and Harriet Ann Allen, he studied at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After receiving his doctorate , he lectured in zoology at Harvard University and was appointed Museum Director of Mammals at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology . He also traveled to Central and South America , West Africa , the Nile , Belgian Congo and Australia . He was the editor of the ornithological journal The Auk . In 1915 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Works
- Bats: Biology, Behavior and Folklore
- Checklist of African Mammals
- Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
- Mammals of China and Mongolia
- with Reginald Heber Howe : The birds of Massachusetts . 1901 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.22235 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.14609
literature
- Winsor Marrett Tyler: In Memoriam: Glover Morrill Allen . In: The Auk: A Quarterly Journal of Orthnithology , 1943 ( full text as PDF )
Web links
- Literature by and about Glover Morrill Allen in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allen, Glover Morrill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American zoologist and ornithologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Walpole, New Hampshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1942 |
| Place of death | Cambridge, Massachusetts |