| Date | Text | |
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20 Nov 1942
Charles Schuchert |
death Charles Schuchert Died 20 Nov 1942 at age 84 (born 3 Jul 1858). American invertebrate paleontologist who was a leader in the development of paleogeography, the study of the distribution of lands and seas in the geological past. During the 1880s he made a living drawing fossil illustrations for state geological surveys, while continuing to search for specimens for his own growing collection. After serving as curator of the U.S. National Museum (1894-1904) Charles Schuchert joined the Yale University faculty following their first invertebrate paleontologist, Charles E. Beecher. |
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