Karl Patterson Schmidt | |
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Born | Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. | June 19, 1890
Died | September 26, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 67)
Cause of death | Snakebite |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Lake Forest Academy, Cornell University |
Spouse |
Margaret Wightman (m. 1919) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Guggenheim fellowship (1932), elected to National Academy of Sciences (1956), Ecological Society of America Eminent Ecologist (1957)[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, Herpetology, Animal geographies |
Institutions | American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum of Natural History |
Notable students | Robert F. Inger |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | K. P. Schmidt |
Karl Patterson Schmidt (June 19, 1890 – September 26, 1957) was an American herpetologist.