Laurence Monroe Klauber | |
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Born | December 21, 1883 |
Died | May 8, 1968 | (aged 84)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Herpetology |
Institutions | San 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.