Brown, Barnum
Dates
- Existence: February 12, 1873 - February 5, 1963
Biographical Note
Barnum Brown (February 12, 1873 – February 5, 1963) 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.
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Barnum Brown Ethiopia field photographs, undated
Field photographs of Ethiopia; African prints.
Barnum Brown photographic series of North Continental Oil and Gas Corporation
North Continental Oil and Gas Corporation Series. Also includes photographs of American Museum of Natural History Sinclair expedition, SAS series.
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology general correspondence
William King Gregory papers, 1889-1948 (bulk 1906-1948)
Sinclair Dinosaur Expedition photographs
Field photos of aerial survey of S. Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona. Includes shots of the plane with Barnum Brown.