Samuel Garman
Samuel Walton Garman (* 1843 in Indiana County ( Pennsylvania ), † 1927 in Plymouth , Massachusetts ) was an American herpetologist and ichthyologist .
Garman left home early, worked for the Union Pacific Railroad , fought Indians, and hunted to provide meat to railroad workers.
In 1868 he took part in an expedition to the Colorado mountains led by John Wesley Powell . Garman followed Powell as he taught geology at Illinois State University . He studied with Louis Agassiz and received a diploma in 1872. With Edward Drinker Cope , he was a friend and accompanied him in 1872 on a trip to Wyoming to fossil collecting. With Louis Agassiz he went on a research trip to the Strait of Magellan on board the Hassler .
From 1873 he worked at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University . His work mostly concerned the classification of fish, especially sharks , but also reptiles and amphibians .
literature
- Kraig Adler: Contributions to the History of Herpetology , Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, 1989, ISBN 0-91698-419-2
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| SURNAME | Garman, Samuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garman, Samuel Walton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ichthyologist and herpetologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indiana County , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1927 |
| Place of death | Plymouth, Massachusetts |