Edwin Chapin Starks (born in Baraboo, Wisconsin on January 25, 1867; died December 29, 1932) was an ichthyologist most associated with

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. He was known as an authority on the osteology of fish. He also did studies of fish of the

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. His wife and daughter were also both involved in either science or natural history.Washington University
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Starks, Edwin Chapin American ichthyologists Stanford University Department of Biology faculty Stanford University alumni 1867 births 1932 deaths People from Baraboo, Wisconsin

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