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Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926

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1864 May 19 - 1926 November 17
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Carl Ethan Akeley (born May 19, 1864, Clarendon, New York— died November 17, 1926, Belgian Congo, Africa), taxidermist, sculptor, inventor, explorer, and naturalist, who led five expeditions to Africa, three of which for the Museum of Natural History where he gathered specimens for his African Hall Exhibition. He is the author of the book In Brightest Africa.

Akeley, Delia J. (Delia Julia), 1875?-1970

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1875 December 5 - 1970 May 22
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Delia Julia Denning (born December 5, 1875 Beaver Dam, Wisconsin – died May 22, 1970, Daytona Beach, Florida), explorer, big game hunter, naturalist, and author, who went on four expeditions to Africa, both with former husband Carl Ethan Akeley for the American Museum of Natural History as well as solo for the Brooklyn Museum . She is the author of numerous magazine articles as well as the books J.T., j.r.: the biography of the African monkey (1929) and Jungle Portraits (1930).

Akeley, Mary L. Jobe (Mary Lenore Jobe), 1878-1966

Exist Dates
1878 - 1966
Abstract
See description in AMNH Archives database: https://data.library.amnh.org/archives/agents/amnhp_1000019

American Museum of Natural History. Akeley Gallery.

Exist Dates
1971, approximately - present
Abstract
Permanent exhibition. Opened approximately 1971. Located on Floor 2. The Akeley Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History is used for temporary exhibits funded by continuing support from the Arthur Ross Foundation (1, 2001-2003, p. 32; 1, 1974-1975, p. 24, 31; 2, p. 2).

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Astrophysics

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1999 -
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The Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History was established in 1999 and took the place of the Department of Astronomy. Along with the Department of Earth and Planetary Science, it makes up the Division of Physical Sciences. This record pertains to the current Department of Astrophysics beginning in 1999.

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Forestry

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1881 - 1961
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There has never been a formal department of Botany at the American Museum of Natural History. However, throughout the museum’s history there has been botanical activity and a close association with the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Additionally, the museum curated an important collection of the woods of North America, managed by The Department for Woods and Forestry. The president’s report of 1908 outlined the subjects and divisions of science the museum was to administer; forestry and forest conservation was included in this. However, it was stated that “this, with the Jesup Wood Collection, is the only invasion of the science of Botany” the museum would enter into. (1)

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Herpetology

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1909- - present
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The early history of the Department of Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History can be traced back to 1870, with the museum’s acquisition of Alexander Philipp Maximilian’s vertebrate collection. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, care of the herpetological collection was shifted between various zoological departments, until in 1909 a Department of Herpetology and Ichthyology was formalized. Herpetology was first established as a separate department in 1920, but in the years since has been combined in certain periods with experimental biology (as the Department of Herpetology and Experimental Biology from 1928 to 1934), with fossil reptiles (as the Department of Amphibians and Reptiles from 1942 to 1944), and again with ichthyology (as the Department of Herpetology and Ichthyology from 1987 to 1997).

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ichthyology

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1909 - present
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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries at the American Museum of Natural History, the limited ichthyology collections were shifted between various broad zoological departments. It was not until 1909 that a Department of Herpetology and Ichthyology was formalized, and a further 11 years until an independent Department of Ichthyology was established in 1920. In the years since, Ichthyology has been combined in certain periods with other zoological disciplines and adopted different departmental names, including the Department of Living and Extinct Fishes (1930-1942), the Department of Fishes (1942-1944), the Department of Fishes and Aquatic Biology (1944-1960) and again the Department of Herpetology and Ichthyology (1987-1997).

Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960

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1884 January 26 - 1960 March 11
Abstract
See description in AMNH Archives database: https://data.library.amnh.org/archives/agents/amnhp_1000042

Atz, James W., 1915-2013

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1915 July 23 - 2013 March 21
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See description in AMNH Archives database: https://data.library.amnh.org/archives/agents/amnhp_1000066

Breder, Charles M. (Charles Marcus), 1897-1983

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1897 June 25 - 1983 October 28
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Charles Marcus Breder (1897-1983) was an ichthyologist who held curatorial and directorial positions at the New York Aquarium and the American Museum of Natural History, including the Museum’s Lerner Marine Laboratory. His repute rests in part on work in fish behavior, including locomotion, and prodigious writing. Throughout his career he undertook fieldwork within the Americas. Breder died at age eighty-six on October 28, 1983, in Englewood Hospital, Florida.

Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964

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1889 - 1964
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James Paul Chapin (1889-1964) was a noted Ornithologist and former Curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. At the age of 19 he took the role of assistant to the American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915). This began his life-long association with that region and established his place as an expert on the birds of the Congo. A graduate of Columbia University, Chapin worked at the Museum from 1905 until his official retirement in 1948, after which he took the role of research associate in African Ornithology and curator emeritus until his death.

Clark, James L. (James Lippitt), 1883-1969

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1883 November 18 - 1969 March 16
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James Lippitt Clark (1883 – 1969) was an accomplished animal sculptor, taxidermist, explorer and big-game hunter. Clark was employed by the American Museum of Natural History from 1902 to 1908, and again from 1923 to 1949, and served as the museum’s Director of Arts, Preparation and Installation from 1935 until his retirement. Clark is known for his innovations in specimen preparation and display, his creative direction of the museum’s mammal halls, and for his role in several expeditions on behalf of the museum, both within North America and to remote regions of Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Asia.

Department of Astronomy 1924-1999

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1924 - 1999
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The Department of Astronomy at the American Museum of Natural History existed from 1924 to 1999 and was the earliest manifestation of the study of Astronomy at the Museum. It was originally conceived in 1924 as part of the Division of Mineralogy, Geology and Geography, with Department of Education Curator Clyde Fisher put in charge (1, 1925 p. xix). In 1935 the Department’s reach expanded with the opening of the Hayden Planetarium. Thereafter the scientific research department and the physical exhibition and educational space were merged. From 1935, curatorial staff held responsibility for both the Department of Astronomy and the Hayden Planetarium, and the department’s name changed to Department of Astronomy and Hayden Planetarium. In 1953 it would change to Department of Astronomy and American Museum-Hayden Planetarium. In 1999, the department was re-envisioned as the Department of Astrophysics. This reflected a change in divisional focus and the construction of the new Rose Center for Earth and Space, which would open in 2000. At this point, the relationship between the Hayden Planetarium and the scientific Department of Astrophysics split into more discrete identities. This record documents the Department of Astronomy up until the opening of the Hayden Planetarium, from 1924-1935.

Fisher, Clyde, 1878-1949

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1878 May 22 - 1949 January 7
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George Clyde Fisher, known as Clyde, was a scientist and educator who worked for the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) from 1913 until his retirement in 1941. He worked in the Department of Education before his involvement in the development of the Astronomy department. He was instrumental in the planning and execution of the Hayden Planetarium, and acted as its first curator when it opened in 1935.

Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927

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1874 February 7 - 1927 August 22
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Artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes (February 1874-August 1927), celebrated for his bird portraiture, helped to create many dioramas for the American Museum of Natural History in the early 1900s. In addition to artwork and exploration for natural history and scientific institutions, he illustrated popular books and magazines and worked for manufacturing and travel industries. He lived in Ithaca, New York, most of his life and participated in the American Ornithologists’ Union.

Hayden Planetarium

Exist Dates
1935 - present
Abstract
The Hayden Planetarium opened on October 3, 1935 and provided a physical space to represent the American Museum of Natural History's recently established Department of Astronomy. From this beginning, the relationship and identity of the Astronomy department and the Hayden Planetarium, as well as their staff members, were interchangeable. In 1999, the Department of Astronomy changed to the Department of Astrophysics and the Hayden Planetarium began to have distinct leadership. In 2000, the Hayden Planetarium reopened as part of the Rose Center for Earth and Space. This record primarily represents the Department of Astronomy and Hayden Planetarium between the years 1935 and 1999.

Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924

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1862 September 15 - 1924 September 27
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Edmund Otis Hovey (born September 15, 1862, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.—died September 27, 1924, New York, New York, U.S.), geologist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History, known for his studies of the volcanic eruptions of Mount Pelée, Martinique and La Soufrière, Saint Vincent.

Hyde Exploring Expedition

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1893 - 1899
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The Hyde Exploring Expeditions to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico excavated ancient Anasazi cliff dwelling civilizations and discovered an earlier "Basketmaker" civilization beneath the canyon floor. The expeditions were sponsored by Benjamin Talbot Babbitt (B.T.B.) Hyde and and his younger brother Frederic Erastus Hyde, Jr., were conducted under the auspices of Frederic Putnam, Curator of Anthropology in the American Museum of Natural History. Richard Wetherill was the expedition leader and guide. George Hubbard Pepper was the lead archaeologist. The Hyde expeditions also included ethnological studies by Aleṧ Hrdlička, who set up a laboratory in Pueblo Bonito.

Hyman, Libbie Henrietta, 1888-1969

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1888 December 6 - 1969 August 3
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Libbie Henrietta Hyman (born December 6, 1888, Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1888 — died August 3, 1969, New York, New York), scientist, zoologist, author, who researched and published numerous writings on invertebrates. She became affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History in 1933, when she accepted a position as a research associate in the Department of Experimental Biology. In 1943, she was named research associate in the Department of Invertebrates. She is the author of numerous publications, including: A Laboratory Manual for Elementary Zoology, A Laboratory Manual for Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, six volumes of The Invertebrates.
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