Edward W. Berry
Edward Wilber Berry | |
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Born | |
Died | September 20, 1945 | (aged 70)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
Awards | (1901) Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1942) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Paleontology Botany Paleobotany |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
Author abbrev. (botany) | E.W. Berry |
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Edward Wilber Berry (February 10, 1875 – September 20, 1945) was an American paleontologist and botanist; the principal focus of his research was paleobotany.
Early life[]
Berry was born February 10, 1875 in Newark, New Jersey, and finished high school in 1890 at the age of 15.
Career[]
Berry studied North and South American flora and published taxonomic studies with theoretical reconstructions of paleoecology and phytogeography. He started his scientific career as an amateur scientist, working with William Bullock Clark as a lab assistant in 1905.[1] At Johns Hopkins University he held various positions including teacher, research scientist, scientific editor, provost, and dean. Berry was appointed geologist with the U. S. Geological Survey in 1910 along with the post of assistant state geologist for Maryland in 1917, both positions he kept until retiring in 1942.[1]
Major expeditions[]
- 1919: co-leader, Johns Hopkins George H. Williams Memorial Expedition, Andes Mountains
- 1927: geological expedition to Peru and Ecuador
- 1933: geological expedition to Venezuela
Participation in scientific societies[]
- 1924: president, Paleontological Society of America
- 1945: president, Geological Society of America
Selected bibliography[]
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- 1916. The Lower Eocene Floras of Southeastern North America
- 1924. The Middle and Upper Eocene floras of Southeastern North America. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 92
- 1925. Berry, E. W. (1925). "A species of Musa in the Tertiary of South America". PNAS. 11 (6): 298–299. Bibcode:1925PNAS...11..298B. doi:10.1073/pnas.11.6.298. PMC 1085991. PMID 16587004.
- 1929. Berry, E. W. (Apr 1929). "An Eocene forest in the Peruvian desert". PNAS. 15 (4): 345–346. doi:10.1073/pnas.15.4.345. PMC 522462. PMID 16587479.
- 1929. Berry, E. W. (Jun 1929). "Fossil plants and mountain uplifts in the Pacific states". PNAS. 15 (6): 477–480. Bibcode:1929PNAS...15..477B. doi:10.1073/pnas.15.6.477. PMC 522493. PMID 16577207.
- 1934. Berry, E. W. (1934). "Miocene Patagonia". PNAS. 20 (5): 280–282. Bibcode:1934PNAS...20..280B. doi:10.1073/pnas.20.5.280. PMC 1076401. PMID 16587887.
- 1937. Berry, E. W. (1937). "Succession of fossil floras in Patagonia". PNAS. 23 (10): 537–542. Bibcode:1937PNAS...23..537B. doi:10.1073/pnas.23.10.537. PMC 1076984. PMID 16577811.
Awards and honors[]
- 1901: , Boston Society of Natural History
- 1921: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[2]
- 1922: National Academy of Sciences
- 1930: honorary doctorate by Lehigh University
- 1942: Mary Clark Thompson Medal from the National Academy of Sciences[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Reeside, J. B. (1945). "EDWARD WILBER BERRY February 10, 1875-September 20, 1945". Science. 102 (2655): 498–499. Bibcode:1945Sci...102..498R. doi:10.1126/science.102.2655.498. PMID 17750716.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ "Mary Clark Thompson Medal". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ IPNI. E.W. Berry.
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