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Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957

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1879 - 1957
Abstract
Herbert Lang (1879-1957) was a German-born taxidermist, mammalogist, naturalist and photographer. He was originally employed by the American Museum of Natural History in 1903 as taxidermist in the presentations department, and worked for that institution for almost twenty-three years. He is best known as the leader and photographer of the 1909-1915 American Museum Congo Expedition. He later acted as a Curator in the Department of Mammalogy, and would continue to participate in research expeditions. Although he maintained association with the American Museum of Natural History, he moved to South Africa in 1925 and began a working relationship with the Transvaal Museum. He is well-respected for his wildlife and ethnographic photographs.

Raven, Henry Cushier, 1889-1944

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1889 April 16 - 1944 April 5
Abstract
Henry Cushier Raven, (born April 16, 1889, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. -- died April 4, 1944), was an expert scientific illustrator, taxidermist, and collector of essential expedition specimens for several of the top natural history institutions in the United States, including Columbia University, Cornell University, Colorado Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution, and the American Museum of Natural History. His research and species data collecting brought him all over the world, resulting in the acquisition of hundreds of physical specimens (resulting in many dissection illustrations) as well as copious photographic and moving-picture evidence of their natural movement and habitats.

Reeds, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1882-1968

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1882 July 20 - 1968 October 4
Abstract
Chester A. Reeds (born July 20 1882 - died October 4, 1968), curator of the Department of Geology and Invertebrate Paleontology and publication editor, who served on the American Museum of Natural History publication committee and oversaw the September-October 1926 issue of Natural History, entitled The Romance of Fossil Hunting.
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