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Edward W Berry

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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Edward Berry


Role
  
Botanist

Born
  
February 10, 1875 (
1875-02-10
)

Institutions
  
Johns Hopkins University

Notable awards
  
Walker Prize (1901) Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1942)

Died
  
September 20, 1945, Stonington, Connecticut, United States

Fields
  
Paleontology, Botany, Paleobotany

Books
  
Contributions to the Paleobot, Tertiary Flora from the Rio Pi, Tree Ancestors: A Glimps

Institution
  
Johns Hopkins University

Edward W Berry in WWII - China Burma India Theater


Edward Wilber Berry (February 10, 1875 – September 20, 1945) was an American paleontologist and botanist; the principal focus of his research was paleobotany. 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. At Johns Hopkins University he held various positions including teacher, research scientist, scientific editor and administrator.

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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
  • Awards and honors

  • 1901: Walker Prize, Boston Society of Natural History
  • 1921: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1922: National Academy of Sciences
  • 1930: honorary doctorate by Lehigh University
  • 1942: Mary Clark Thompson Medal from the National Academy of Sciences
  • References

    Edward W. Berry Wikipedia