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Alfred Cleveland Weed

Alfred Cleveland Weed

American biologist who traveled to the Arctic

Alfred Cleveland Weed was an American ichthyologist, known for expeditions to the Arctic, where he catalogued the region's fish.[1][2]

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Alfred C. Weed, with rock cod, during an expedition to the Arctic, in 1931.

Weed was born in North Rose, New York, and earned his bachelor's degree at Cornell University.[1]

He was hired as assistant curator of the Field Museum of Natural History in 1921.[2] By his retirement, in 1942, he was serving as full curator of the Fishery department.[3]

He made multiple scientific field trips to Labrador and Greenland in the 1920s and 1930s.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Matthew C. Perry, ed. (2007). "THE WASHINGTON BIOLOGISTS' FIELD CLUB: ITS MEMBERS AND ITS HISTORY (1900-2006)" (PDF). Washington Biologists’ Field Club. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  2. [2]
    "1922 – Alfred C. Weed's Notes". INHS Herpetology Collection. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. [3]
    "Fishes - History". Field Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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