Frederick W. True

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name = Frederick William True


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birth_date = birth date|1858|7|8|mf=y
birth_place = Middletown, Connecticut
death_date = death date and age|1914|6|25|1858|7|8|mf=y
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nationality = USA
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field = Biology
work_institution = United States National Museum
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known_for = True's Beaked Whale
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Frederick William True (July 8, 1858-June 25, 1914) was an American biologist, the first head curator of biology (1897-1911) at the United States National Museum, now part of the Smithsonian Institution.

He was born in Middletown, Connecticut in 1858. He received a B.S. from the University of New York in 1878. True was curator of mammals from 1883 to 1897. His specialty was cetaceans and True's Beaked Whale was named after him. He was also closely associated with the Smithsonian Institution from 1881 until his death in 1914.

External links

* [http://www.si.edu/archives/archives/findingaids/FARU7181.htm Frederick William True Papers]

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NAME= True, Frederick William
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American biologist
DATE OF BIRTH= July 8, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH= Middletown, Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH= June 25, 1914
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