Albert Eide Parr | |
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Born | Bergen, Norway | 15 August 1900
Died | 16 July 1991 | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Occupation(s) | Marine biologist Zoologist Oceanographer |
Employer(s) | Bergen Museum Yale University American Museum of Natural History |
Spouse | Ella Hage Hanssen (1900–1991) |
Parent | Thomas 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]