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Edward Drinker Cope
1840 – 1897
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryEdward Drinker Cope was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, he distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science, publishing his first scientific paper at the age of 19. Though his father tried to raise Cope as a gentleman farmer, he eventually acquiesced to his son's scientific aspirations.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 28, 1840
Philadelphia
Date of death
April 12, 1897
Philadelphia
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
geologistpaleontologistzoologistuniversity teacherichthyologistanatomist
Awards & honours
Bigsby MedalHayden Memorial Geological Award
- Field and occupation
- americký anatom a paleontolog (1840–1897)
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