Albert William Herre
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Albert William Christian Theodore Herre (September 16, 1868 - January 16, 1962) was an American
ichthyologist and lichenologist.
Herre was born in 1868 in Toledo, Ohio
.
He was an alumnus of Stanford University
, where he received a bachelor of science degree in botany in 1903. Herre also received a master's degree and a Ph.D. from Stanford, both in ichthyology.
He died in Santa Cruz, California
in 1962.
, where he was the Chief of Fisheries of the Bureau of Science in Manila
from 1919 to 1928. While in the Philippine Islands (which were still owned by the United States at the time), Herre was responsible for discovering and describing many new species of fish.
United States
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ichthyologist and lichenologist.
Herre was born in 1868 in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
.
He was an alumnus of Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, where he received a bachelor of science degree in botany in 1903. Herre also received a master's degree and a Ph.D. from Stanford, both in ichthyology.
He died in Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
in 1962.
Work in the Philippines
Albert W. Herre was perhaps best known for his taxonomic work in the PhilippinesPhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, where he was the Chief of Fisheries of the Bureau of Science in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
from 1919 to 1928. While in the Philippine Islands (which were still owned by the United States at the time), Herre was responsible for discovering and describing many new species of fish.