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Rosa Smithová Eigenmannová

1858 – 1947

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Wikipedia Summary

Rosa Smith Eigenmann was an American ichthyologist, as well as a writer, editor, former curator at the California Academy of Sciences, and the first librarian of the San Diego Society of Natural History. She "is considered the first woman ichthyologist in the United States." Eigenmann was also the first woman to become president of Indiana University's chapter of Sigma Xi, an honorary science society. She authored twelve published papers of her own between 1880 and 1893, and collaborated with her husband, Carl H. Eigenmann, as "Eigenmann & Eigenmann" on twenty-five additional works between 1888 and 1893. Together, they are credited with describing about 150 species of fishes.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
October 7, 1858
Monmouth
Date of death
January 12, 1947
San Diego
Citizenship

United States

Occupations & fields
ichthyologistcuratorlibrarianscientific collectorbotanical collectorreporter
Notable works
A catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of South AmericaNotes on some California fishes, with descriptions of two new species
Field and occupation
americká zooložka
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