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  • Karl Jordan : a life in systematics

    Creator:
    Johnson, Kristin Renee
    Abstract:
    Karl Jordan (1861-1959) was an extraordinarily productive entomologist who influenced the development of systematics, entomology, and naturalists' theoretical framework as well as their practice. He has been a figure in existing accounts of the naturalist tradition between 1890 and 1940 that have defended the relative contribution of naturalists to the...
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    the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of Science Presented on July 21, 2003. Title: Karl

  • William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) : a case study in morphology and the development of American biology

    Creator:
    Benson, Keith Rodney
    Abstract:
    The major historical studies that have examined American biology have emphasized the development of experimental biology at the end of the nineteenth century. In this characterization, the descriptive branch of biology has often been treated as less than important and, in several cases, as a hindrance in the application of...
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    I received at several libraries. I would like to express my thanks to M. C. Beecheno in the