Thomas Barbour | |
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| Born | August 19, 1884 Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 8, 1946 (aged 61) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Naturalist, author, professor, & director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University |
| Spouse | Rosamond Pierce |
| Parent | Colonel William Barbour & Julia Adelaide Sprague |
| Relatives | Senator William Warren Barbour (R NJ) (Brother) |
Thomas Barbour (August 19, 1884 – January 8, 1946) was an American herpetologist. He was the first president of the Dexter School in 1926. From 1927 until 1946, he was director of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) founded in 1859 by Louis Agassiz at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1]