Artie L. Metcalf Explained

Artie Lou Metcalf
Birth Date:5 July 1929
Birth Place:Dexter, Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:Arkansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Fields:Biology, Malacology
Workplaces:University of Texas at El Paso
Alma Mater:University of Kansas
Author Abbrev Zoo:A. L. Metcalf

Artie Lou Metcalf (July 5, 1929 – January 31, 2016) was an American malacologist.

Family

Metcalf was born in Dexter, Kansas, the son of Art and Lucile Metcalf.[1]

Education

Metcalf completed his undergraduate work in 1956 at Kansas State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education/Zoology. He went on to earn a Master of Arts in Zoology in 1957 also from Kansas State. In 1964 Metcalf earned a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Kansas. Metcalf continued his education, earning a Master of Arts in Spanish in 1990 at the University of Texas at El Paso. In keeping with his biology background, his thesis is titled "Observaciones sobre nombres de aves mexicanas".[2]

Career

Metcalf began his career in 1949 teaching elementary school at Glenwood, a rural school near Dexter, Kansas. In 1962 he became an Instructor in the Department of Biological Science at the University of Texas at El Paso[3] where he ended his career as Professor Emeritus and Curator of Biodiversity Collections.[4]

Taxa

Taxa named for Artie L. Metcalf

Taxa described by Artie L. Metcalf

Publications

Other publications

References

  1. Web site: Winfield Daily Courier Obituary. Obituary. Winfield Daily Courier. 4 March 2016.
  2. Metcalf. Artie L.. Observaciones sobre nombres de aves mexicanas. University of Texas at El Paso. .
  3. Book: Abbott. Tucker. Young. M. E.. American Malacologists: A National Register of Professional and Amateur Malacologists and Private Shell Collectors. 1974. American Malacologists. Falls Church, Virginia, USA. 978-0-913792-02-5. 367–8. First.
  4. Web site: UTEP Curators. UTEP Curators. 4 March 2016.
  5. Miller. Walter B.. New species of Sonorella (Pulmonata: Helminthoglyptidae) from New Mexico and Texas. The Nautilus. April 1976. 90. 2. 70–73. 28 March 2016.
  6. Thompson. Fred G.. A xeric snail from New Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist. March 25, 1974. 19. 1. 53–56. 10.2307/3669789. 3669789.
  7. Metcalf . Artie L. . Two new species of Ashmunella from Dona Ana County, New Mexico, with notes on the Ashmunella kochii Clapp complex (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Polygyridae). . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington . 1977 . 90 . 849–876 . 12 April 2020.

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