William Keith Brooks
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William Keith Brooks, LL.D., Ph.D. (1848-1908) was an American
zoologist, born in Cleveland, Ohio
, March 25, 1848. He was educated at Williams College
and at Harvard
(Ph.D., 1875). He was employed at Johns Hopkins University
from 1876 onward. He trained many of the prominent embryologists of the country.
He published:
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zoologist, born in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, March 25, 1848. He was educated at Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
and at Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(Ph.D., 1875). He was employed at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
from 1876 onward. He trained many of the prominent embryologists of the country.
He published:
- Hand-Book of Invertebrate Zoölogy (1882)
- Heredity (1882)
- The Development and Protection of the Oyster in Maryland (1884)
- Lucifer: A Study in Morphology (1881)
- The Stomatopoda of H. M. S. Challenger (1886)
- A Monograph of the Genus Salpa (1893)
- Foundations of Zoölogy (1898)
Publications
- JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
, ed., Leading Men of Science, (New York, 1910), pages 427-455 - William Keith Brooks; a sketch of his life (1910). From Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
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