Walter Creighton Brown
Walter Creighton Brown (born August 8, 1913 in Butte , Montana , † July 15, 2002 in Murphys , California ) was an American herpetologist .
Brown served as a soldier in New Guinea during World War II. He received his doctorate from Stanford University in 1955 and went to Silliman University in the Philippines as a Fulbright Professor .
He specialized in reptiles and amphibians from the South Pacific and the Philippines and first described 65 species of reptiles. Several reptiles are named after him.
literature
- Beolens, Watkins, Grayson: Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles, Johns Hopkins University Press 2011, p. 41
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SURNAME | Brown, Walter Creighton |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American herpetologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1913 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Butte , Montana |
DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 2002 |
Place of death | Murphys , California |