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{{short description|American physician}}

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'''David Humphreys Storer''' (March 26, 1804—September 10, 1891) was an American physician and [[naturalist]]. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at [[Harvard Medical School]] from 1855-1856,<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Deans of the Faculty of Medicine|url=http://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/facts-figures/past-deans-faculty-medicine|publisher=Harvard Medical School|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref> and published on the reptiles and fishes of [[New England]].<ref name=Scudder>{{cite journal|title=David Humphreys Storer|first=Samuel H.|last= Scudder|journal=Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|volume= 27| year=1891–1892| pages= 388–391|jstor=20020490}}</ref>
'''David Humphreys Storer''' (March 26, 1804 – September 10, 1891) was an American physician and [[naturalist]]. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at [[Harvard Medical School]] from 1855 to 1864.<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Deans of the Faculty of Medicine|url=http://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/facts-figures/past-deans-faculty-medicine|publisher=Harvard Medical School|access-date=29 May 2014}}</ref>


He identified numerous fish species and published on the reptiles and fishes of [[New England]].<ref name="Jstor" /> He was elected as a member of the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 1872.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=1872&year-max=1872&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=2021-04-30|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>
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The [[Colubridae|colubrid]] [[snake]] [[genus]], ''[[Storeria]]'', is named in his honor.<ref>Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Storer", p. 255).</ref>


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The [[Colubridae|colubrid]] snake genus ''[[Storeria]]'' is named in his honor.<ref>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. ("Storer", p. 255).</ref>
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==Selected bibliography==

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*David Humphreys Storer, and William Bourn Oliver Peabody. (1839). Reports on the fishes, reptiles and birds of Massachusetts. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers.
== Species descriptions ==
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*Storer, D. H. (1846). [http://www.jstor.org/stable/25057935 A synopsis of the fishes of North America]. ''Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'', 253-550.
Among the fish he described are:
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*Storer, D. H. (1853). [http://www.jstor.org/stable/25058176 A History of the Fishes of Massachusetts]. ''Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'', Vol. 5, No. 1 122-168.
*The [[tessellated darter]] ''(Etheostoma olmstedi)''
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*Storer, D. H. (1859). [http://www.jstor.org/stable/25057951 A History of the Fishes of Massachusetts]. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 2 309-372.
*The [[yellowtail flounder]] ''(Limanda ferruginea)''
*The [[rainbow darter]] ''(Etheostoma caeruleum)''
*The [[northern pipefish]] ''(Syngnathus fuscus)''
*The [[kelp pipefish]] ''(Syngnathus californiensis)''
*The [[ashy darter]] ''(Etheostoma cinereum)''
*The [[northern studfish]] ''(Fundulus catenatus)''
*The [[wrymouth]] ''(Cryptacanthodes maculatus)'', sometimes called a ghostfish
*The blackspotted topminnow, ''([[Fundulus olivaceus]])''
He also described the snake: ''[[Storeria occipitomaculata]]'', commonly known as the Redbelly Snake

*[[:Category:Taxa named by David Humphreys Storer]]

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==Selected publications==
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*Storer, David Humphreys; [[William Bourne Oliver Peabody|Peabody, William Bourne Oliver]] (1839). ''Reports on the Fishes, Reptiles and Birds of Massachusetts''. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers.
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*Storer DH (1846). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25057935 "A Synopsis of the Fishes of North America"]. ''Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'' '''2''': 253–550.
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*Storer DH (1853). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25058176 "A History of the Fishes of Massachusetts"]. ''Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'' '''5''' (1): 122–168.
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*Storer DH (1859). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25057951 "A History of the Fishes of Massachusetts"]. ''Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'' '''6''' (2): 309–372.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Internet Archive author |sname=David Humphreys Storer}}
*{{worldcat id|lccn-nr97-020619}}


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Revision as of 17:57, 20 May 2024

David Humphreys Storer
Born(1804-03-26)March 26, 1804
Portland, Maine, U.S.
DiedSeptember 10, 1891(1891-09-10) (aged 87)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard Medical School, 1825
Bowdoin College, 1822[1]
OccupationPhysician
SpouseAbigail Jane Storer (nee Brewer)
ChildrenHoratio Robinson Storer
Francis Humphreys Storer
Abby Matilda Storer
Mary Goddard Storer
Robert Woodbury Storer
Signature

David Humphreys Storer (March 26, 1804 – September 10, 1891) was an American physician and naturalist. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1855 to 1864.[2]

He identified numerous fish species and published on the reptiles and fishes of New England.[1] He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1872.[3]

The colubrid snake genus Storeria is named in his honor.[4]

Species descriptions

Among the fish he described are:

He also described the snake: Storeria occipitomaculata, commonly known as the Redbelly Snake

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b Scudder, Samuel H. (1891). "David Humphreys Storer". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 27: 388–391. JSTOR 20020490.
  2. ^ "Past Deans of the Faculty of Medicine". Harvard Medical School. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Storer", p. 255).
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