Henry Augustus Pilsbry

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1862 – 1957

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Who was Henry Augustus Pilsbry?

Henry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century. For much of his career, his authority with respect to the classification of certain substantial groups of organisms was unchallenged: barnacles, chitons, North American terrestrial mollusks, and others.

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Born
Dec 7, 1862
Iowa City
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • University of Iowa
Lived in
  • Iowa City
Died
Oct 26, 1957
Lantana

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on July 23, 2013

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