Nathaniel Southgate Shaler | |
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 Nathaniel Shaler in 1894. | |
| Born | February 20, 1841 |
| Died | April 10, 1906 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology, Geology |
| Institutions | Lawrence Scientific School |
| Doctoral advisor | Louis Agassiz |
| Doctoral students | Charles Henry Smyth Jr. Edward A. Birge |
| Other notable students | Ralph Stockman Tarr |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Shaler |
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Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (February 20, 1841 – April 10, 1906)[1] was an American paleontologist and geologist who wrote extensively on the theological and scientific implications of the theory of evolution, whose work is now considered scientific racism.[2]
- ^ Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
- ^ Harvard, University. "Nathaniel S. Shaler". Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences. Harvard. Retrieved 15 January 2023.