Sherman A. Minton
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Sherman Anthony Minton Jr. (24 February 1919—15 June 1999) was a herpetologist and toxicologist, who conducted the earliest detailed modern studies of amphibians and reptiles in Pakistan
. Born in New Albany, Indiana
, he was the son of United States Senator and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Sherman Minton
. He received a Bachelors of Science
in Zoology
from Indiana University
in 1939 and a Master's Degree
in 1942. He authored more than fifty books and papers detailing his discoveries in in Pakistan, and four of his discovered species are named in his honor; Proacris mintoni, Coluber karelini mintonorum, Gymnodactylus mintoni, Typhlops madgemintonai shermanai.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Born in New Albany, Indiana
New Albany, Indiana
New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Kentucky. In 1900, 20,628 people lived in New Albany; in 1910, 20,629; in 1920, 22,992; and in 1940, 25,414. The population was 36,372 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of...
, he was the son of United States Senator and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Sherman Minton
Sherman Minton
Sherman "Shay" Minton was a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was the most educated justice during his time on the Supreme Court, having attended Indiana University, Yale and the Sorbonne...
. He received a Bachelors of Science
Bachelors Of Science
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in Zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
in 1939 and a Master's Degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in 1942. He authored more than fifty books and papers detailing his discoveries in in Pakistan, and four of his discovered species are named in his honor; Proacris mintoni, Coluber karelini mintonorum, Gymnodactylus mintoni, Typhlops madgemintonai shermanai.