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Karl Patterson Schmidt
American herpetologist (1890–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the American herpetologist. For people with the same or similar names, see Carl Schmidt.
Karl Patterson Schmidt (June 19, 1890 – September 26, 1957) was an American herpetologist.
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Born | (1890-06-19)June 19, 1890 Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | September 26, 1957(1957-09-26) (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Cause of death | Snakebite |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Lake Forest Academy, Cornell University |
Spouse |
Margaret Wightman (m. 1919) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Guggenheim fellowship (1932), elected to National Academy of Sciences (1956), Ecological Society of America Eminent Ecologist (1957)[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, Herpetology, Animal geographies |
Institutions | American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum of Natural History |
Notable students | Robert F. Inger |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | K. P. Schmidt |
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