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Newton, Alfred
(Encyclopedia)Newton, Alfred, 1829–1907, English zoologist, b. Geneva. He studied (1854–65) ornithology in Lapland, Iceland, the West Indies, and North America and in 1866 became the first professor of zoology ...In
(Encyclopedia)In, symbol for the element indium. ...Forster, Johann Reinhold
(Encyclopedia)Forster, Johann Reinhold, 1729–98, German naturalist and teacher. His Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (1772–73) on zoology, ornithology, and ichthyology established him as one of t...Smyrna, former name of Izmir, Turkey
(Encyclopedia)Smyrna: see Izmir.Scutari, alternate name for Üsküdar, Turkey
(Encyclopedia)Scutari, Turkey: see Üsküdar.Hyatt, Alpheus
(Encyclopedia)Hyatt, Alpheus, 1838–1902, American zoologist, b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard, 1862. He was a devoted follower of Louis Agassiz. From 1870, Hyatt was custodian and later curator of the Boston So...naiad
(Encyclopedia)naiad, in zoology: see insect.Dall sheep
(Encyclopedia)Dall sheep: see bighorn, in zoology. ...Komodo dragon
(Encyclopedia)Komodo dragon: see monitor, in zoology. ...Frisch, Karl von
(Encyclopedia)Frisch, Karl von frĭsh [key], 1887–1982, Austrian zoologist, b. Vienna, Austria. He studied zoology with Richard von Hertwig, whom he later succeeded as professor of zoology at Munich Univ. For his...Browse by Subject
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