George Brown Goode (13 February, 1851 - 6 September, 1896), was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of
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. Goode graduated from
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and studied at Harvard University (
http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9037376).
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George Brown Goode (13 February, 1851 - 6 September, 1896), was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of
scienceScience is in its broadest sense to any systematic knowledge-base or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a prediction or predictable type of outcome...
, especially the
history of the development of scienceScience is a body of empirical, theoretical, and practical knowledge about the natural world, produced by a global community of researchers making use of scientific methods, which emphasize the observation, explanation, and adequate prediction of real world phenomena by experiment...
in
AmericaThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Goode graduated from
Wesleyan UniversityWesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the now secular university was the first institution of higher...
and studied at Harvard University (
http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9037376). In 1872, he started working with
Spencer BairdSpencer Fullerton Baird was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist.-Biography:Baird was born in Reading, Pennsylvania...
, soon becoming his very trusted assistant. While working with Baird, Goode led research sponsored by the
US Fish CommissionThe United States Fish and Wildlife Service is the unit of the U.S. Department of the Interior dedicated to the management and preservation of wildlife.Units within the FWS include:* National Wildlife Refuge System* * Federal Duck Stamp...
, oversaw several Smithsonian displays and exhibitions, and served as the assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in charge of the United States National Museum.
Eponymy
The genus
GoodeaGoodea is a genus of fish in the Goodeidae family.It contains the following species:* Goodea gracilis* Goodea atripinnis...
of splitfins was named in his honour by
David Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
in 1880; this in turn gave his name to the family
GoodeidaeSplitfins, are a family, Goodeidae, of teleost fish endemic to Mexico and some areas of the United States. This family contains 40 species within 18 genera. The family is named after ichthyologist George Brown Goode.-Range and Geographic Distribution:...
.
Species named after him include:
- Bluefin killifish, Lucania goodei Jordan
David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
, 1880.
- Southern eagle ray, Myliobatis goodei Garman
Samuel Walton Garman was a naturalist/ zoologist from Pennsylvania. He studied under Louis Agassiz. In 1868 he joined an expedition to the American West with John Wesley Powell. He was a friend and regular correspondent of the naturalist Edward Drinker Cope and in 1872 accompanied him on a fossil...
, 1885.
- Goode croaker, Paralonchurus goodei Gilbert, 1898.
- Quillfish
The quillfish, Ptilichthys goodei, is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Ptilichthys and family Ptilichthyidae. It is an elongate eel-like fish that reaches 34 cm in length...
, Ptilichthys goodei Bean, 1881.
- Chilipepper, Sebastes goodei (Eigenmann
Rosa Smith Eigenmann was the first notable female ichthyologist; first publishing in her own right, she later collaborated with her husband Carl H. Eigenmann, and some 150 species of fish are today credited "Eigenmann & Eigenmann" as a result.She was born in Monmouth, Illinois, the last of nine...
& EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1890).
- Palometa
Palometa is commonly used in naming fish. these names include:*Maracaibo leatherjacket, Oligoplites palometa*Pygocentrus palometa, species of Piranha*Palometa, Trachinotus goodei, a Caribbean gamefish...
, Trachinotus goodei Jordan & Evermann, 1896.
Famous publications
- The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, 7 volumes. (Washington, 1884-1887)
- American Fishes; a Popular Treatise upon the Game and Food Fishes of North America, with Especial Reference to Habits and Methods of Capture (New York, 1888)
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