Edward Drinker Cope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeologist
biologist
comparative anatomist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bigsby_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1840-07-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:West_Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath illness (possibly nephritis)
gptkbp:children gptkb:Julia_Biddle_Cope
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Joseph_Leidy
gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkbp:contributedTo classification of reptiles, amphibians, and fishes
gptkbp:deathDate 1897-04-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_Academy_of_Natural_Sciences_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:The_American_Naturalist
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Cope's_Rule
gptkb:Copeia_(journal)
Cope's Giant Salamander (Andrias copei)
Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Cope's Vine Snake (Ahaetulla nasuta)
gptkbp:father gptkb:Alfred_Cope
gptkbp:field comparative anatomy
paleontology
zoology
herpetology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Drinker Cope
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Diller_Matthew
gptkb:Charles_R._Knight
gptkb:Henry_Fairfield_Osborn
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Joseph_Leidy
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Cope's_Rule
gptkb:Bone_Wars
discovering and naming many prehistoric species
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Hannah_Edge_Cope
gptkbp:namedTaxa over 1,000 vertebrate species
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Henry_Fairfield_Osborn
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkb:scientist
gptkb:writer
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:The_Batrachia_of_North_America
gptkb:The_Crocodilians,_Lizards,_and_Snakes_of_North_America
gptkb:The_Vertebrata_of_the_Tertiary_Formations_of_the_West
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Quaker
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkbp:signature Edward_Drinker_Cope_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Annie_Pim
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Leidy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4