Richard Harlan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catherine
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
gptkb:dire_wolf
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Academy_of_Natural_Sciences_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:awards Linnaean Society of London membership
Royal Society of London membership
gptkbp:birth_date 1796-02-24
gptkbp:child gptkb:Richard_Harlan_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution classification of species
gptkbp:death_date 1843-01-13
gptkbp:field gptkb:architect
natural history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Harlan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
gptkb:John_James_Audubon
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Alexander_von_Humboldt
American zoology
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkbp:known_for contributions to zoology
studies of vertebrates
gptkbp:legacy Harlan's contributions to paleontology
Harlan's impact on education in natural sciences
Harlan's influence on American naturalists
Harlan's law of mammalian classification
Harlan's role in founding scientific societies
gptkbp:members gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_achievement established zoology as a science in America
first to describe several species
pioneered studies in comparative anatomy
gptkbp:notable_work Description of the Mammalia of Pennsylvania
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:hospital
gptkb:zoo
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Transactions_of_the_American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:Journal_of_the_Academy_of_Natural_Sciences
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:bird
gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:mythological_figure
invertebrates
reptiles
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Harlan