Joseph Leidy
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 133 years ago |
Date of birth | September 9,1823 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 30,1891 |
Died | Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Fields | Paleontology |
Anatomy | |
Parasitology | |
Awards | Lyell Medal |
Books | Fossil Vertebrates |
Education | University of Pennsylvania |
Nationality | American |
Children | Joseph Leidy (Jr.) |
Parents | Joseph Leidy |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 718707 |
Joseph Leidy Life story
Joseph Mellick Leidy was an American paleontologist, parasitologist and anatomist. Leidy was professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania, later becoming a professor of natural history at Swarthmore College and the director of scientific and educational programs at the Wagner Free Institute of Science.