Elmer S. Riggs

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paleontologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Field_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:birthDate 1863-03-14
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution classification of dinosaurs
gptkbp:deathDate 1963-12-27
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:famousFor Riggs'_dinosaur_discoveries
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:field paleontology
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy geology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elmer S. Riggs
gptkbp:influence modern paleontology
paleontological education
gptkbp:influenced paleontological research
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkbp:involved scientific societies
dinosaur exhibitions
gptkbp:isReviewedBy gptkb:William_Jacob_Holland
gptkbp:knownFor discovering dinosaur fossils
gptkbp:legacy paleontological methods
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:John_Bell_Hatcher
gptkb:Henry_Fairfield_Osborn
gptkbp:notableFeature Theropod fossils
Sauropod fossils
gptkbp:notableWork Dinosauria
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:publications Numerous scientific papers
gptkbp:researchAreas Mesozoic era
gptkbp:researchContribution dinosaur classification system
gptkbp:researchFocus extinction events
field expeditions
dinosaur fossils
paleobiology
dinosaurs
paleoenvironments
dinosaur behavior
scientific illustration
fossil record
vertebrate paleontology
museum curation
fossil preparation
dinosaur anatomy
dinosaur evolution
dinosaur ecology
gptkbp:researchInterest fieldwork
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mabel_Riggs