Schmidt, Karl Patterson 1890-1957

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1890 - September 26, 1957

Biographical or Historical Note

Herpetologist; Ecologist; Zoogeographer

Curator at the Chicago National History Museum, Schmidt died after being bitten by a South African boomslang. His diary records his symptoms following the bite. World authority on snakes and a prolific writer on the subject

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    Library of Congress Name Authority File

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American Museum of Natural History

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