Laurence Monroe Klauber

Laurence Monroe Klauber
Laurence M. Klauber, from A Century of Progress in the Natural Sciences (California Academy of Sciences, 1955)
BornDecember 21, 1883
San Diego, California
DiedMay 8, 1968(1968-05-08) (aged 84)
San Diego, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
Scientific career
FieldsHerpetology
InstitutionsSan Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego Zoo

Laurence Monroe Klauber (December 21, 1883, in San Diego, California – May 8, 1968, in San Diego), was an American herpetologist and the foremost authority on rattlesnakes. He was the first curator of reptiles and amphibians at the San Diego Natural History Museum[1] and Consulting Curator of Reptiles for the San Diego Zoo.[2] He was also a businessman, inventor, and contributed to mathematics in his study of the distribution of prime numbers.

  1. ^ Rather, Terry (December 28, 1990). "Grace Klauber Dies at 106 After Life of Civic Service". Los Angeles Times.
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