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Charles Doolittle Walcott

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Charles Doolittle Walcott


Born
in New York Mills, New York, The United States
March 31, 1850

Died
February 09, 1927

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The fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian, Charles Doolittle Walcott, was a paleontologist noted for his discovery of the Burgess Shale fossils in Canada in the early twentieth century. Largely self-educated, Walcott worked for the New York State Museum and US Geological Survey (USGS), and advanced to become the USGS director from 1894 to 1907. He then served as Secretary of the Smithsonian until his death in 1927. Walcott was also a member of a variety of scientific and government boards and commissions, playing a central role in American science policy.

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United States Geological Su...

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Fossil Medusae

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On the Cambrian faunas of N...

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Sixteenth Annual Report of ...

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Annual Report of the Depart...

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Paleontology of the Eureka ...

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Relations of the National G...

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“Nature has a habit of placing some of her most attractive treasures in places where it is difficult to locate and obtain them.”
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