Clinton Hart Merriam

Clinton Hart Merriam
Hart Merriam, c. 1901
Born(1855-12-05)December 5, 1855
DiedMarch 19, 1942(1942-03-19) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University; Columbia University
Known forLife zone concept
RelativesFlorence Merriam Bailey (sister)
Vernon Orlando Bailey (brother-in-law)
Scientific career
FieldsZoology
Ornithology
Mammalogy
Ethnography
Anthropology
InstitutionsAcademy of Sciences
US Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
National Geographic Society
Biological Society of Washington
American Ornithologists' Union
US Board of Geographic Names
American Society of Mammalogists
Anthropological Society of Washington
American Society of Naturalists
Author abbrev. (botany)Merriam

Clinton Hart Merriam (December 5, 1855 – March 19, 1942) was an American zoologist, mammalogist, ornithologist, entomologist, ecologist, ethnographer, geographer, naturalist and physician. He was commonly known as the "father of mammalogy," a branch of zoology referring to the study of mammals.