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Arthur Wilbur Henn,(March 8, 1890, inEvansville, Indiana– May 8, 1959, inWinter Park, Florida), was an Americanichthyologistandherpetologist.Henn succeededCarl H. Eigenmannto the position ofCuratorof Fishes at theCarnegie Museum of Natural History.He was the longest-serving Treasurer in the history of the American Society ofIchthyologistsandHerpetologistsfrom 1931 to 1949.[1]He dedicated much of his life to conversation and public education.
Arthur Wilbur Henn | |
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| Born | March 8, 1890 |
| Died | May 8, 1959(aged 69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Scientific career | |
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| Institutions | Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
Selected taxa author by Henn
edit- Hemigrammus barrigonaeEigenmann & Henn, 1914
- Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensisEigenmann & Henn, 1914
- Hyphessobrycon metaeEigenmann & Henn, 1914
- NeoheterandriaHenn, 1916
- Neoheterandria elegansHenn, 1916
- Phalloptychus eigenmanniHenn, 1916
- PhallotorynusHenn, 1916
- Phallotorynus fasciolatusHenn, 1916
- Priapichthys chocoensis(Henn, 1916)
- Priapichthys nigroventralis(Eigenmann & Henn, 1912)
- Pseudopoecilia fria(Eigenmann & Henn, 1914)
References
edit- ^Bowman, Inci A.; Smith, David G. (2015-06-10)."Arthur Wilbur Henn: Unsung Hero of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists".Copeia.103(2): 455–466.doi:10.1643/OT-15-232.ISSN0045-8511.S2CID85828053.Archivedfrom the original on 2024-05-01.Retrieved2016-04-01.
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