Brown, Barnum

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: February 12, 1873 - February 5, 1963

Biographical Note

Barnum Brown (born February 12, 1873, Carbondale, Kansas – died February 5, 1963, New York, New York) was a distinguished curator at the American Museum of Natural History in the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology. A famous fossil hunter, known as "Father of the Dinosaurs", he collected numerous specimens on many scientific expeditions for the Museum. In addition to excavating the first discovered remains of Tyrannosaurus rex, Brown collected more than fossils. His contributions to the scientific collections in the Museum include mammals, birds and insects. In 1928, Brown uncovered arrowheads near Folsom, New Mexico, which established human habitiation on the North American continent back to 20,000 years.

Chronology:

1893
: Entered Kansas University
December 12, 1897
: Joined the American Museum of Natural History
1922
: Elected to Life Membership of the American Museum of Natural History
1925
: Placed in charge of Department of Vertebrate Paleontology Exhibition Halls and Preparation Laboratory
1942
: Retired from the American Museum of Natural History

Occupations

Paleontologists

Topics

AMNH People

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Field and Expedition Equipment

Collection

Identifier: Mem 305

Scope and Contents Since 1887, the American Museum of Natural History has been conducting field expeditions in every continent. This is one of the main resources for the Museum’s scientific research and collection development activities throughout all its disciplines. This grouping holds the equipment that were used during expeditions from around 1877 to 1996. Most of these expeditions required direct interaction with the natural habitat of the subject of study, which usually involves being out in the...

Dates: Usage: circa 1877-1990s

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Field and Expedition Equipment