Thomas Barbour

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Museum_of_Comparative_Zoology
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:birthDate 1884-01-02
gptkbp:children Thomas_Barbour_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Barbour's map turtle
Barbour's_crocodile
Barbour's_green_tree_frog
Barbour's_skink
gptkbp:deathDate 1946-12-15
gptkbp:field Zoology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Barbour
gptkbp:influenced Herpetology community
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:involved Conservation_efforts_in_the_Caribbean
gptkbp:knownFor Contributions to herpetology
gptkbp:legacy Advocacy for wildlife protection
Promotion of scientific literacy
Education in zoology
Support for biodiversity research
Promotion of scientific expeditions
Conservation of reptile species
Establishment of herpetological collections
Influence on future herpetologists
Mentorship of students in zoology
Publications on reptile conservation
Research_on_Caribbean_biodiversity
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork The Reptiles of the Virgin Islands
gptkbp:occupation Herpetologist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:publications The Reptiles of the Virgin Islands
A Guide to the Reptiles of the West Indies
The Reptiles of the Greater Antilles
The Reptiles of the Lesser Antilles
The Reptiles of the West Indies
The_Reptiles_of_the_Bahamas
gptkbp:researchFocus Amphibians and reptiles
gptkbp:researchInterest Taxonomic classification
Field studies
Behavioral studies
Ecological studies
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Barbour