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), 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.