Horace Burrington Baker
Horace Burrington Baker (1889-1971) was an American malacologist.[1]
He was born in Sioux City, Iowa and after serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1917-18, was awarded a PhD. in 1920 by the University of Michigan.
He became a zoologist specializing in malacology. He was an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania in 1920, an Assistant Professor in 1926, an Associate Professor in 1928 and Professor from 1939 to 1959. He was also Business Manager (1932–56) and editor (1957–70) of the Nautilus, the journal of malacology.[2]
His spouse was Bernadine C. Baker (1906).[1]
Bibliography
(1938-1941) Zonitid snails from Pacific islands.
References
- ^ a b Coan E. V. & Kabat A. R. (January 27, 2017). 2,400 years of malacology, 14th ed., 1443 pp. American Malacological Society.
- ^ "Horace Burrington Baker". Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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