Raymond B. Cowles
| Raymond B. Cowles | |
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| Born |
Raymond Bridgman Cowles December 1, 1896 Amanzimtoti, Natal, South Africa |
| Died |
December 7, 1975 (aged 79) Santa Barbara, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Herpetology |
| Institutions | UCLA |
| Alma mater | |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert Hazen Wright |
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Raymond Bridgman Cowles (pronounced "coals"; 1896–1975) was a herpetologist and professor at University of California, Los Angeles.
Early life and education
Cowles was born in the British Colony of Natal (in what is now KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) to American missionary parents, he emigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. He attended Pomona College as an undergrad and earned his PhD at Cornell University under Albert Hazen Wright. He is known for his research on desert ecology and reptile thermoregulation, as well as his popular books on environmental conservation.[1][2][3]
Death and legacy
Cowles died of a heart attack in 1975 at the age of 79.[1] An obituary called him one of America's first ecologists and conservationists.[4] He is commemorated in the scientific names of the White Sands prairie lizard (Sceloporus cowlesi) and Angolan coral snake (Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi).[5]
Books
- Zulu Journal: Field Notes of a Naturalist in South Africa. University of California Press, 1959.
- Desert Journal: Reflections of a Naturalist. University of California Press, 1977 ISBN 0520036360
References
- 1 2 Brattstrom, Bayard H. (1977). "Raymond Bridgman Cowles, 1896-1975". Copeia. 1977 (3): 611–612. JSTOR 1443305.
- ↑ Norris, Kenneth S.; Szego, Clara M.; Ball, Gordon H. (1977). "Raymond Bridgeman Cowles, Zoology: Los Angeles". University of California: In Memoriam. Academic Senate, University of California. pp. 57–58.
- ↑ Turner, J. Scott (1984). "Raymond B. Cowles and the Biology of Temperature in Reptiles". Journal of Herpetology. 18 (4): 421–436. doi:10.2307/1564105. JSTOR 1564105.
- ↑ AP/UPI Newswire (Dec 12, 1975). "Dr. Raymond Cowles, ecologist". St. Petersburg Times. p. 23B.
- ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. JHU Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
External links
- Guide to the Raymond B. Cowles Papers, UC Santa Barbara, at Online Archive of California