Charles Atwood Kofoid
| Charles Atwood Kofoid | |
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Charles Atwood Kofoid | |
| Born |
11 October 1865 Granville, Manche |
| Died |
30 May 1947 Berkeley, California |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | zoology |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | marine biology |
Charles Atwood Kofoid (11 October 1865 – 30 May 1947) was an American zoologist known for his collection and classification of many new species of marine protozoans which established marine biology on a systematic basis.
Kofoid also wrote a volume on the biological stations of Europe.
References
- Taylor, F J (August 1999). "Charles Atwood Kofoid and his dinoflagellate tabulation system: an appraisal and evaluation of the phylogenetic value of tabulation". Protist 150 (2): 213–20. doi:10.1016/S1434-4610(99)70023-4. PMID 10505420.
- "IN MEMORIAM: Charles Atwood Kofoid (1865-1947)". J. Parasitol. 39 (1): 108. February 1953. PMID 13035591.
- Kofoid, C. A. The Biological Stations of Europe. US Bureau of Education, 1910, .
External links
- Kofoid, Charles A. (Charles Atwood) Papers at The Bancroft Library
- Charles Atwood Kofoid Papers, SMC 24. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
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