Herbert E. Walter
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Herbert Eugene Walter, was a prominent biologist
, author, Professor at Brown University
and researcher.
Herbert Walter was born in Burke, Vermont
in 1867. He attended the Lyndon Institute, and then graduated from Bates College
in Maine in 1892. He next received a M.A. from Brown University
in 1893 and then studied at the University of Freiburg
. From 1894 to 1904 he taught biology. In 1906 He received a Ph.D. from Harvard University
. Walter came to Brown as assistant professor of biology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1913 and professor in 1923. Walter published many books, including, Studies in Animal Life, (1901), Genetics (1913), The Human Skeleton (1913) and Biology of the Vertebrates. With his wife, Alice Hall Lyndon, he wrote Wild Birds in City Parks. Walter was director of research for the Federal Bureau of Fisheries at Woods Hole, and conducted a course in field zoology for teachers of biology at the Marine Biological Institute of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. He was assistant director of the Institute from 1917 to 1926. Walter Hall was named after the Professor in 1959 it is now home to the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology on the Brown campus at 80 Waterman Street.
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
, author, Professor at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
and researcher.
Herbert Walter was born in Burke, Vermont
Burke, Vermont
Burke is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2000 census. The town contains the villages of East Burke, West Burke and Burke Hollow.-Geography:...
in 1867. He attended the Lyndon Institute, and then graduated from Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in Maine in 1892. He next received a M.A. from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1893 and then studied at the University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
. From 1894 to 1904 he taught biology. In 1906 He received a Ph.D. from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. Walter came to Brown as assistant professor of biology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1913 and professor in 1923. Walter published many books, including, Studies in Animal Life, (1901), Genetics (1913), The Human Skeleton (1913) and Biology of the Vertebrates. With his wife, Alice Hall Lyndon, he wrote Wild Birds in City Parks. Walter was director of research for the Federal Bureau of Fisheries at Woods Hole, and conducted a course in field zoology for teachers of biology at the Marine Biological Institute of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. He was assistant director of the Institute from 1917 to 1926. Walter Hall was named after the Professor in 1959 it is now home to the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology on the Brown campus at 80 Waterman Street.