Charles Atwood Kofoid

Charles Atwood Kofoid
Charles Atwood Kofoid
Born	11 October 1865 Granville
Died	30 May 1947 Berkeley, California
Nationality	United States
Fields	zoology
Alma mater	Harvard University
Known for	marine biology

Charles Atwood Kofoid(11 October 1865–30 May 1947) was an American zoologist known for his collection and classification of many new species of marine protozoans which established marine biology on a systematic basis.

References

• Taylor, F J (August 1999). "Charles Atwood Kofoid and his dinoflagellate tabulation system: an appraisal and evaluation of the phylogenetic value of tabulation". Protist 150 (2): 213–20. doi:10.1016/S1434-4610(99)70023-4. PMID 10505420. 
• "IN MEMORIAM: Charles Atwood Kofoid (1865-1947)". J. Parasitol. 39 (1): 108. February 1953. PMID 13035591. 

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Name	Kofoid, Charles Atwood
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Date of birth	11 October 1865
Place of birth	Granville
Date of death	30 May 1947
Place of death	Berkeley, California