Henry Weed Fowler Explained
| Birth Date: | March 23, 1878 |
| Death Date: | June 21, 1965 (aged 87) |
| Occupation: | zoologist |
| Alma Mater: | Stanford University |
Henry Weed Fowler (March 23, 1878 – June 21, 1965) was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.[1] [2]
He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan. He joined the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and worked as an assistant from 1903 to 1922, associate curator of vertebrates from 1922 to 1934, curator of fish and reptiles from 1934 to 1940 and curator of fish from 1940 to 1965.[2]
He published material on numerous topics including crustaceans, birds, reptiles and amphibians, but his most important work was on fish. In 1927 he co-founded the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and acted as treasurer until the end of 1927.[1] [2]
In 1934, he went to Cuba, alongside Charles Cadwalader (president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia), at the invitation of Ernest Hemingway to study billfishes, he stayed with Hemingway for six weeks and the three men developed a friendship which continued after this trip and Hemingway sent specimens to, and corresponded with, both Fowler and Cadwalader afterwards. Fowler named the spinycheek scorpionfish (Neomerithe hemingwayi) in honor of the author. Hemingway learnt a lot about marine life from his two guests, much of which he was said to have used in The Old Man and the Sea.[3]
Expedition
From 1936–1937, he took part in the Second Bolivian Expedition for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1936-1937. [4]
Death
He died in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Publications
- The Fishes of Oceania (1928–1974)
- A study of the fishes of the southern Piedmont and coastal plain (1945)
- The fishes of the groups Elasmobranchii, Holocephali, Isospondyli, and Ostarophysi[sic] obtained by the United States Bureau of fisheries steamer "Albatross" in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine islands and adjacent seas (1941)
- The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae, collected by the United States Bureau of fisheries steamer "Albatross", chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters (1928)
- The fishes of the families Amiidae, Chandidae, Duleidae, and Serranidae : obtained by the United States Bureau of fisheries steamer "Albatross" in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine islands and adjacent seas (1930)
- The fishes of the families Pseudochromidae, Lobotidae, Pempheridae, Priacanthidae, Lutjanidae, Pomadasyidae, and Teraponidae, collected by the United States Bureau of fisheries steamer "Albatross," chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters (1931)
- The fishes of the families Banjosidae, Lethrinidae, Sparidae, Girellidae, Kyphosidae, Oplegnathidae, Gerridae, Mullidae, Emmelichthyidae, Sciaenidae, Sillaginidae, Arripidae, and Enoplosidae : collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross," chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters (1933)
- The fishes of the series Capriformes, Ephippiformes, and Squamipennes, collected by the United States Bureau of fisheries steamer "Albatross", chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters (1929–1962)
- The fishes of the George Vanderbilt south Pacific expedition, 1937 (1938)
- Archaeological fishbones collected by E.W. Gifford in Fiji (1955)
- Fishes of the Red Sea and southern Arabia (1956)
- Descriptions and figures of new fishes obtained in Philippine seas and adjacent waters by the United States Bureau of fisheries steamer "Albatross," (1943)
- Fishes of Fiji (1959)
- Fishes of Guam, Hawaii, Samoa, and Tahiti (1925)
- Fishes of the tropical central Pacific (1927)
- A description of the fossil fish remains of the Cretaceous, Eocene and Miocene formations of New Jersey (1911)
- The marine fishes of West Africa : based on the collection of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909–1915 (1936)
- Fishes of Hawaii, Johnston Islands, and Wake Island (1925)
- The fishes of New Jersey (1906)
Taxa named in his honor
Taxa described by him
Notes and References
- Conant . Roger . 1966 . Henry Weed Fowler, 1878–1965 . Copeia . 1966 . 3 . 628–629 . 1441118 .
- Smith-Vaniz . William F. . Peck . Robert McCracken . 1991 . Contributions of Henry Weed Fowler (1878–1965), with a Brief Early History of Ichthyology at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 143 . 173–191 . 4064998 .
- Web site: 'A Warm Friendship': The Legacy of Hemingway and the Academy . Alissa Falcone . 8 September 2014 . 12 January 2022 . Drexel University . Drexel Now.
- Zoological Results of the Second Bolivian Expedition for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1936-1937. Part I: The Fishes . 4064303 . Fowler . Henry W. . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 1940 . 92 . 43–103 .
- Web site: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily LORICARIINAE Rafinesque 1815 (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes) . 11 August 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 June 2024.
- Web site: Family OPHICHTHIDAE Günther 1870 (Snake Eels and Worm Eels) . 11 August 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 20 May 2024.
