Title: Reminiscences of Dr. Edwin Grant Conklin (1863-1952), Biologist [1 of 2]

Type Recording, oral Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1863-1952 (2013-06-24): Reminiscences of Dr. Edwin Grant Conklin (1863-1952), Biologist [1 of 2]. American Philosophical Society. Recording, oral. https://darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/handle/1912/16153

Authors: Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1863-1952 ; Frankhauser, Gerhard ; Parpart, Arthur Kemble, 1903- ;

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• Digital object URL

More information

• OTHER: http://hdl.handle.net/10776/5910
• URI: https://hdl.handle.net/1912/16153
• Language: Eng

Subjects

• lcsh: American Philosophical Society, Embryology--History, Biology--United States
• mblhistory: People
• embryo: People

Dates

• accessioned: June 24, 2013
• available: June 24, 2013
• created: November 19, 1952
• Publication date: June 24, 2013
• createdstandard: November 19, 1952

Notes

Rights

• Copyright American Philosophical Society. For reproduction and permission information, see http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/rights.htm

Contents

Conklin recounts with pride his first (1896) acceptance by the American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia) following presentation of his paper on evolution at a symposium -- Came to Woods Hole summer of 1890 to work on embryology of Crepidula for this PhD thesis, sponsored by Brooks,. Names of older scientists mentioned include Agassiz, HV Wilson (US Fish Commission), Thomas Hunt Morgan. -- Tells of his studies using Crepidula (a limpet, mollusk) which a re classical because this work traced the fates of cells from early cleavage into their final destinations in later germ layers

Format

electronic resource

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