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Rosa Smith Eigenmann
American ichthyologist (1858-1947)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 7 October 1858
- Died
- 12 January 1947
- Place of birth
- Monmouth
- Place of death
- San Diego
- Sex or gender
- female
- Given name
- Rosa
- Spouse
- Carl H. Eigenmann
- Child
- Adele Eigenmann
- Field of work
- ichthyology, cryptogam
- Occupation
- ichthyologist, curator, librarian, scientific collector, botanical collector, reporter
- Citizenship
- United States
- author citation (zoology)
- Eigenmann
- birth name
- Rosa Smith
- collection items at
- William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Harvard University Herbaria, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History
- educated at
- Harvard University, Indiana University Bloomington
- influenced by
- David Starr Jordan
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- married name
- Rosa Smith Eigenmann
- member of
- San Diego Natural History Museum, Sigma Xi
- name in native language
- Rosa Smith Eigenmann
- notable work
- A catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of South America, Notes on some California fishes, with descriptions of two new species
- number of children
- 5
- place of burial
- Greenwood Memorial Park
- residence
- San Francisco, San Diego, Cambridge
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