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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1804|03|26}} |
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| birth_place = [[Portland, Maine]] |
| birth_place = [[Portland, Maine]], U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] |
| death_place = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S. |
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| nationality = American |
| nationality = American |
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| occupation = Physician |
| occupation = Physician |
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| alma_mater = [[Harvard Medical School]], 1825<br>[[Bowdoin College]], 1822<ref name="Jstor">{{cite journal|journal=Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|volume=27|pages=388–391|jstor=20020490|last1=Scudder|first1=Samuel H.|title=David Humphreys Storer|year=1891}}</ref> |
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| spouse = Abigail Jane Storer (''nee'' Brewer) |
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| children=[[Horatio Robinson Storer]]<br> [[Francis Humphreys Storer]]<br> Abby Matilda Storer<br> Mary Goddard Storer<br> Robert Woodbury Storer |
| spouse = Abigail Jane Storer (''nee'' Brewer) |
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| children = [[Horatio Robinson Storer]]<br> [[Francis Humphreys Storer]]<br> Abby Matilda Storer<br> Mary Goddard Storer<br> Robert Woodbury Storer |
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'''David Humphreys Storer''' (March 26, |
'''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> |
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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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== Species descriptions == |
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Among the fish he described are: |
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*The [[tessellated darter]] ''(Etheostoma olmstedi)'' |
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*The [[yellowtail flounder]] ''(Limanda ferruginea)'' |
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*The [[rainbow darter]] ''(Etheostoma caeruleum)'' |
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*The [[northern pipefish]] ''(Syngnathus fuscus)'' |
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*The [[kelp pipefish]] ''(Syngnathus californiensis)'' |
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*The [[ashy darter]] ''(Etheostoma cinereum)'' |
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*The [[northern studfish]] ''(Fundulus catenatus)'' |
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*The [[wrymouth]] ''(Cryptacanthodes maculatus)'', sometimes called a ghostfish |
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*The blackspotted topminnow, ''([[Fundulus olivaceus]])'' |
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He also described the snake: ''[[Storeria occipitomaculata]]'', commonly known as the Redbelly Snake |
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*[[:Category:Taxa named by David Humphreys Storer]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{Internet Archive author}} |
*{{Internet Archive author |sname=David Humphreys Storer}} |
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*{{worldcat id|lccn-nr97-020619}} |
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{{American Medical Association Presidents}}{{HMS Deans}}{{Authority control}} |
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{{Authority control|LCCN=nr97020619|VIAF=47163977}} |
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| NAME = Storer, David Humphreys |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American physician and naturalist |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1804-03-26 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Portland, Maine]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1891-09-10 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:Physicians from Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:American naturalists]] |
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[[Category:Harvard Medical School alumni]] |
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[[Category:Bowdoin College alumni]] |
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Revision as of 17:57, 20 May 2024
David Humphreys Storer | |
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Born | Portland, Maine, U.S. | March 26, 1804
Died | September 10, 1891 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 87)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard Medical School, 1825 Bowdoin College, 1822[1] |
Occupation | Physician |
Spouse | Abigail Jane Storer (nee Brewer) |
Children | Horatio Robinson Storer Francis Humphreys Storer Abby Matilda Storer Mary Goddard Storer Robert Woodbury Storer |
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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 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:
- The tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi)
- 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
Selected publications
- Storer, David Humphreys; Peabody, William Bourne Oliver (1839). Reports on the Fishes, Reptiles and Birds of Massachusetts. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers.
- Storer DH (1846). "A Synopsis of the Fishes of North America". Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2: 253–550.
- Storer DH (1853). "A History of the Fishes of Massachusetts". Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 5 (1): 122–168.
- Storer DH (1859). "A History of the Fishes of Massachusetts". Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 6 (2): 309–372.
References
- ^ a b Scudder, Samuel H. (1891). "David Humphreys Storer". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 27: 388–391. JSTOR 20020490.
- ^ "Past Deans of the Faculty of Medicine". Harvard Medical School. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ 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).