Hubert Lyman Clark
Encyclopedia
Hubert Lyman Clark, Ph. D. (January 9, 1870 July 31, 1947) was an American
zoologist.
Clark, son of William Smith Clark, was born at Amherst, Massachusetts
, and educated at Amherst College
and Johns Hopkins University
.
Clark worked at the Museum of Comparative Zoology
at Harvard University
from 1905, and was curator of echinoderm
s from 1910 to 1926. He was awarded the Clarke Medal
by the Royal Society of New South Wales
in 1947.
His publications include:
United States
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zoologist.
Clark, son of William Smith Clark, was born at Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...
, and educated at Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
and Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
.
Clark worked at the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Museum of Comparative Zoology
The Museum of Comparative Zoology, full name "The Louis Agassiz Museum of Comparative Zoology", often abbreviated simply to "MCZ", is a zoology museum located on the grounds of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is one of three museums which collectively comprise the Harvard Museum...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
from 1905, and was curator of echinoderm
Echinoderm
Echinoderms are a phylum of marine animals. Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone....
s from 1910 to 1926. He was awarded the Clarke Medal
Clarke Medal
The Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.Named in honour of the Reverend William Branwhite Clarke, one of the founders of the Society...
by the Royal Society of New South Wales
Royal Society of New South Wales
The Royal Society of New South Wales is a learned society based in Sydney, Australia. It was established as the Philosophical Society of Australasia on 27 June 1821...
in 1947.
His publications include:
- The Birds of Amherst and Vicinity (1887)
- The Echinoderms of Porto Rico (1901)
- A New Ophiuran from the West Indies (1910)
- North Pacific Ophiurans in the Collection of the United States National Museum (1911)