Artie L. Metcalf

Artie Lou Metcalf
1963 UTEP Faculty Headshot
Born (1929-07-05)July 5, 1929
Dexter, Kansas, U.S.A.
Died January 31, 2016(2016-01-31) (aged 86)
Arkansas City, Kansas, U.S.A.
Citizenship American
Fields Biology, Malacology
Institutions University of Texas at El Paso
Alma mater University of Kansas
Author abbrev. (zoology) A. L. Metcalf

Artie Lou Metcalf (July 5, 1929 – January 31, 2016) was an American malacologist.[1]

Family

Metcalf was born in Dexter, Kansas, the son of Art and Lucile Metcalf.[2]

Education

Metcalf completed his undergraduate work in 1956 at Kansas State University[1] where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education/Zoology. He went on to earn a Master of Arts in Zoology in 1957 also from Kansas State.[1] In 1964 Metcalf earned a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Kansas.[1] Metcalf did not stop learning there, earning a Master of Arts in Spanish in 1990 at the University of Texas at El Paso. In keeping with his biology background, his thesis is titled "Observaciones sobre nombres de aves mexicanas".[3]

Career

Metcalf began his career in 1949 teaching elementary school at Glenwood, a rural school near Dexter, Kansas.[2] In 1962 he became an Instructor in the Department of Biological Science at the University of Texas at El Paso[1] where he ended his career as Professor Emeritus and Curator of Biodiversity Collections.[4]

Taxa

Taxa named for Artie L. Metcalf

Species described by Artie L. Metcalf

Publications

Books

Other publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Abbott, Tucker; Young, M. E., eds. (1974). American Malacologists: A National Register of Professional and Amateur Malacologists and Private Shell Collectors (First ed.). Falls Church, Virginia, USA: American Malacologists. pp. 367–8. ISBN 0-913792-02-0.
  2. 1 2 "Winfield Daily Courier Obituary". Obituary. Winfield Daily Courier. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. Metcalf, Artie L. "Observaciones sobre nombres de aves mexicanas". ProQuest. University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. "UTEP Curators". UTEP Curators. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. Miller, Walter B. (April 1976). "New species of Sonorella (Pulmonata: Helminthoglyptidae) from New Mexico and Texas". The Nautilus 90 (2): 70–73. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. Thompson, Fred G. (March 25, 1974). "A xeric snail from New Mexico". The Southwestern Naturalist 19 (1): 53–56. doi:10.2307/3669789. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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