Albert Eide Parr

Albert Eide Parr
Born(1900-08-15)15 August 1900
Bergen, Norway
Died16 July 1991(1991-07-16) (aged 90)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Occupation(s)Marine biologist
Zoologist
Oceanographer
Employer(s)Bergen Museum
Yale University
American Museum of Natural History
SpouseElla Hage Hanssen (1900–1991)
ParentThomas Johannes Lauritz Parr

Albert Eide Parr (15 August 1900 – 16 July 1991) was an American marine biologist, zoologist and oceanographer. He was the director of the American Museum of Natural History from 1942 to 1959. Parrosaurus missouriensis, a species of plant-eating dinosaur, is named after him. [1] [2]

  1. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Albert Eide Parr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. ^ Parrosaurus missouriensis Gilmore & Stewart, 1945 (Smithsonian Collections Search Center)