C. Hart Merriam

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
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gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Biological_Survey
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_California
gptkbp:born February 15, 1855
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Rock_Creek_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution advancement of wildlife conservation
development of the concept of life zones
establishment of the field of mammalogy
gptkbp:died March 19, 1942
gptkbp:field taxonomy
ecology
zoology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C. Hart Merriam
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Joseph_Grinnell
gptkb:David_Attenborough
gptkb:William_Beebe
gptkb:Eugene_Odum
gptkb:Aldo_Leopold
gptkb:George_B._Sennett
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Burroughs
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:California_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:Ecological_Society_of_America
gptkb:American_Society_of_Mammalogists
gptkb:American_Ornithologists'_Union
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Merriam's_shrew
gptkb:Merriam's_kangaroo_rat
gptkbp:legacy Merriam's_conservation_efforts
Merriam's_ecological_studies
Merriam's_life_zones
Merriam's_taxonomy
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Life_Zones_and_Crop_Zones_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:occupation ornithologist
mammalogist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:researchFocus species distribution
ecological relationships
avian species
habitat classification
North_American_mammals
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Merriam