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Name
  
Albert Ulrey


Died
  
1932

Albert Brennus Ulrey was a marine biologist, born in North Manchester, Indiana, December 31, 1860 and died 21 December 1932 in Los Angeles, California.

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Personal life

Ulrey married Florence Katherine Speicher (1883-1966) on 15 November 1900.

Career

He was the first biology instructor at Manchester University in Indiana, joining the faculty in 1894, and also the University of Southern California’s first marine biologist, hired in 1901. He ultimately became the Director of the Marine Biological Station of the University of Southern California.

Fish named for him

The Hyphessobrycon ulreyi is named after him.

Publications

  • “A Review of the Embioticidae,” Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (V. 25 1905), Volume 12 (1894)
  • “The Marine Fishes of Southern California,” Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, Volumes 21-24 (1922)
  • References

    Albert B. Ulrey Wikipedia