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Barton Warren Evermann (October 24, 1853 – September 27, 1932) was an American ichthyologist.


Early life and education

Evermann was born in
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in 1853. His family moved to Indiana while he was still a child and it was there that he grew up, completed his education, and married. Evermann graduated from
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in 1886.


Career

For 10 years, he served as teacher and superintendent of schools in
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and
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. While teaching in
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Evermann met fellow teacher Meadie Hawkins. They married on October 24, 1875 and had a son, Toxaway Bronte (born 1879) and a daughter, Edith (born). He was professor of biology at the
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in
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from 1886 to 1891. He lectured at Stanford University in 1893–1894, at
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in 1900–1903, and at
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in 1903–1906. In the early 20th century, as director of the
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in
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, he promoted research on the
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off the
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coast of Mexico. Mount Evermann on
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, the highest peak of the archipelago, was named in his honor. A species of lizard, ''
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'', is named in his honor.Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. . ("Evermann", p. 86). In 1888, Evermann entered the service of the
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, became an ichthyologist in 1891, had charge of the division of scientific inquiry in 1903–1911, and from 1910 to 1914 was chief of the Alaska Fisheries Service. Evermann was
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commissioner in 1892 and became chairman of the fur seal board in 1908. Evermann died in
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, aged 78.


See also

* :Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Evermann, Barton Warren 19th-century American zoologists 20th-century American zoologists 1853 births 1932 deaths American ichthyologists American science writers American taxonomists Cornell University faculty Indiana State University alumni People from Monroe County, Iowa Scientists from California Scientists from the San Francisco Bay Area United States Fish Commission personnel