M. Graham Netting
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Maurice Graham Netting — known as M. Graham Netting — was a herpetologist
, an early participant in the conservation and environmental movement
, and a director (1954-1975) of the Carnegie Museum
in Pittsburgh.
. He had a long career at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, where he was Curator of the Section of Amphibians and Reptiles from 1931 to 1954. (He was succeeded by Curator Neil D. Richmond.) In 1935, Netting and Leonard Llewellyn discovered the Cheat Mountain salamander
(Plethodon nettingi), a species unique and endemic to West Virginia
. He was Secretary (1931-1947) and President (1948-1950) of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
.
In the mid 1950s, Netting helped create the Museum's field station, Powdermill Nature Reserve. He also helped found many environmental organizations in Pennsylvania
including the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
. Netting served as Director of the Carnegie Museum from 1954 to 1975.
Herpetology
Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles...
, an early participant in the conservation and environmental movement
Environmental movement
The environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation and green politics, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues....
, and a director (1954-1975) of the Carnegie Museum
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh are four museums that are operated by the Carnegie Institute headquartered in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
in Pittsburgh.
Biography
Netting was born in Wilkinsburg, PennsylvaniaWilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Wilkinsburg is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States adjacent to the city of Pittsburgh. The population was 15,930 at the 2010 census, having lost more than 13,000 in the 70 years since 1940, when 29,853 people were enumerated...
. He had a long career at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, was founded by the Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896...
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, where he was Curator of the Section of Amphibians and Reptiles from 1931 to 1954. (He was succeeded by Curator Neil D. Richmond.) In 1935, Netting and Leonard Llewellyn discovered the Cheat Mountain salamander
Cheat Mountain salamander
The Cheat Mountain salamander is a small, threatened woodland salamander found only on Cheat Mountain, and a few nearby mountains, in the eastern highlands of West Virginia...
(Plethodon nettingi), a species unique and endemic to West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. He was Secretary (1931-1947) and President (1948-1950) of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists is an international organization devoted to the scientific studies of ichthyology and herpetology...
.
In the mid 1950s, Netting helped create the Museum's field station, Powdermill Nature Reserve. He also helped found many environmental organizations in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
including the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy , headquartered in Pittsburgh, has been around for more than 75 years and exists to protect the water, land and life of western Pennsylvania. Half of all the land that has been protected by land trusts in Pennsylvania has been conserved by the Western...
. Netting served as Director of the Carnegie Museum from 1954 to 1975.
External links
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