Marty Bergmann
Martin Alexander Ernst "Marty" Bergmann (19 February 1956 – 20 August 2011)[1][2] was a Canadian scientist and public servant. A marine biologist by training, Bergmann spent 24 years with the Canadian federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, latterly as Director of the Centre of Expertise for Arctic Aquatic Research Excellence, before taking up the position of head of Natural Resources Canada's Polar Continental Shelf Program. During his career in the Public Service of Canada Bergmann was instrumental in greatly expanding Canada's Arctic research capabilities. He was a leading player in establishing the International Polar Year of 2007–2008, and has been called a "leading and relentless evangelist in national and international scientific circles" by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS).[3] He died in the crash of First Air Flight 6560 near Resolute, Nunavut, on 20 August 2011. Since his death numerous memorials have been made to Bergmann, including the naming of the Arctic Research Foundation research vessel Martin Bergmann,[4] the establishment of the RCGS's Martin Bergmann Medal, and the naming of a 375 million year-old fossil fish species found in Nunavut, Holoptychius bergmanni, in recognition of his "scientific endeavors [that] communicated the relevance of the Arctic region to a global audience."[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Martin Bergmann, Obituary". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Grebmeier, J.M.; Maslowski, W., eds. (2014). The Pacific Arctic Region: Ecosystem Status and Trends in a Rapidly Changing Environment. Springer. ISBN 978-94-017-8862-5.
- ^ "The Martin Bergmann Medal for Excellence in Arctic Leadership and Science: 2012 Recipient - Martin "Marty" Bergmann". RCGS.org. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Struzik, E. (March 2012). "Martin Alexander Bergman (1956–2011)" (PDF). Arctic. 65 (1): 113–114. doi:10.14430/arctic4178.
- ^ Kokan, J. (15 April 2013). "Predatory ancient fish named after Canadian Arctic scientist Martin Bergmann". JaneKokan.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Downs, J.P.; Daeschler, E.B.; Jenkins Jr., F.A.; Shubin, N.H. (2013). "Holoptychius bergmanni sp. nov. (Sarcopterygii, Porolepiformes) from the Upper Devonian of Nunavut, Canada, and a review of Holoptychius taxonomy". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 162 (1): 47–59. doi:10.1635/053.162.0104. S2CID 129457144.
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