Henry Crampton

Henry Crampton

Henry Edward Crampton (January 5, 1875 - February 26, 1956) was an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist, who specialized in the study of land snails. Crampton made twelve separate expeditions over the course of his career to Moorea near Tahiti to study the land snail genus "Partula", while years more were spent measuring and cataloguing his specimens. In all, he dedicated nearly half-a-century to the study.

Crampton served as professor of zoology at Columbia University and Barnard College from 1904 to 1943. He was the curator of vertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. Stephen Gould has cited Crampton as an inspiration, both for his evolutionary observations on "Partula", and the enormous dedication and effort required to undertake them.

References

* Gould, Stephen J. [1993] (2007) "Unenchanted Evening," "Eight Little Piggies." Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-099-50744-4
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/archives/collections/html/4079682.html Columbia University Libraries]

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