- Rudolf Ruedemann
Rudolf Ruedemann, Ph.D. (
October 16 ,1864 –June 18 ,1956 ) was an Americanpaleontologist , born atGeorgenthal (Germany) . He was educated inEurope at Jena (Ph.D., 1887), and at Strassburg (Ph.D., 1889) where he was an assistant in geology 1887 - 1892. He emigrated to theUnited States in 1892 and taught at the high schools ofLowville, New York andDolgeville, New York , then becoming assistant State paleontologist. He investigatedfossil s of theWenlock epoch (Silurian ) and other era.He was married with a daughter and six sons, and retired in 1937.
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