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Samuel Wendell Williston

Samuel Wendell Williston (1851–1918) was an American paleontologist, entomologist and zoologist.

Also recorded as S. W. Williston; Williston.

Overview

Born at Boston in 1851, died at Chicago in 1918.

In detail

Samuel Wendell Williston studied at Kansas State University and Yale University. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is dipterology, paleontology and zoology.

Employment is recorded with University of Kansas and University of Chicago. Membership is recorded of National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Philosophical Society.

Works named in the authority record are North American Plesiosaurs: Elasmosaurus, Cimoliasaurus, and Polycotylus and The Osteology of the Reptiles.

Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Samuel Wendell Williston”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1376111: Samuel Wendell Williston

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