- George Suckley
George Suckley (1830-1869) was an American
physician and naturalist notable as an explorer of theWashington andOregon territories in the 1850s, and describer of several newfish species.He was born in
New York City , and studied at theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons (todayColumbia University ), receiving an M.D. in 1851, and subsequently serving as surgeon atNew York Hospital .In 1853 he joined the
Pacific Railroad Survey led byIsaac Stevens , and in 1856 resigned from theUnited States Army to pursue natural history fulltime, publishing several works on the life of thePacific Northwest .Upon the outbreak of the
American Civil War , Suckley rejoined the Army, and worked as a surgeon throughout the war. He died in New York City a few years after the war.Two fish species, "
Squalus suckleyi " Girard 1855, and "Catostomus sucklii " Girard 1856, are named after George Suckley.Works
* (with
James G. Cooper ) "Natural History of Washington Territory" (1859)External links
* [http://www.mnh.si.edu/vert/fishes/baird/suckley.html Smithsonian page on Suckley] [http://vertebrates.si.edu/fishes/baird/suckley.html]
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