William Henry Holmes

William Henry Holmes

male, deceased (1933)
Geologist, Archaeologist, Anthropologist, geological survey, Native American, u.s. geological survey…smithsonianinstitution
William Henry Holmes (December 1, 1846 - April 20, 1933) was an American anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist and museum director. Born in...
Frederick Webb Hodge

Frederick Webb Hodge

male, deceased (1956)
George Washington University, University of Southern California, University of New Mexico, Archaeologist, smithsonianinstitution, plymouth
Frederick W. Hodge was an editor, anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian born in Plymouth, England to Edwin and Emily (Webb) Hodge. His...
Daniel J. Boorstin

Daniel J. Boorstin

male, deceased (2004)
1974 Pulitzer Prize, philosophic, Doctor of Philosophy, PhD., Jewish person, Academic…smithsonianinstitution
Daniel Joseph Boorstin (October 1, 1914 - February 28, 2004) was a prolific American historian, professor, attorney, and writer. He served as the...
Robert Bateman

Robert Bateman

male, 79 years old
smithsonianinstitution, From toronto, saltspring island, toxic, Respiratory, carcinogen
Robert Bateman is a Canadian naturalist. He was born in Toronto. Even as a child he was interested in art and wildlife. He found inspiration from...
Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart

male, 66 years old
drummer, Grateful Dead member, from Sonoma County, California, the dead, musician, percussion…smithsonianinstitution
Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is best known as one of the two drummers from the rock band the Grateful Dead. He and fellow Dead drummer...

David White

male, deceased (1935)
Cornell University, Cornell University alumni, Geologist, Curator, smithsonianinstitution, united states geological survey
David White (1862 - 1935) was an American geologist, born at Palmyra, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1886, and in 1889 became a...
Robert P. Kogod

Robert P. Kogod

male, 77 years old (Arlington, Virginia, United States)
Jewish person, Business Person, Jewish, Charles E. Smith Co., Crystal City, Committee on the Present Danger…smithsonianinstitution
Mr. Kogod, a resident of the District of Columbia, was formerly the Co-Chairman & Co-CEO of the Charles E. Smith Companies, a major development,...
Howard I. Chapelle

Howard I. Chapelle

male, deceased (1975)
American Small Sailing Craft, writer, Public historian, Curator, Guggenheim Fellowship, new england…smithsonianinstitution
Howard I. Chapelle (1901-1975) was curator of maritime history at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.. In addition, he authored many...
Charles Greeley Abbot

Charles Greeley Abbot

male, deceased (1973)
Centenarian, craters of the Moon named after them, American, smithsonianinstitution, Astronomer, Astrophysicist…Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian War Committee, Smithsonian Secretary
Charles Greeley Abbot (May 31, 1872 Wilton, NH - December 17, 1973, Washington D.C.) was an American astrophysicist, astronomer and Secretary of...

Clyde Roper

male
zoologist, zoology, giant squid, smithsonianinstitution, transylvania university, American
Clyde F. E. Roper is a zoologist at the Smithsonian Institution. He has organised many expeditions to New Zealand to study giant squid, in 1997,...