William Patten | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:William_Patten.jpg) William Patten | |
| Born | March 15, 1861 |
| Died | October 27, 1932 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University; Leipzig University |
| Known for | ideas about evolution; ostracoderms |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Merrill |
| Children | 1 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Lake Laboratory; University of North Dakota; Dartmouth College |
| Thesis | (1884) |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Patten |
William Patten (1861-1932) was an American biologist and zoologist at University of North Dakota and Dartmouth College noted for work on fossil ostracoderms, ideas on the origin of vertebrates from arachnids and his 1919 address to the American Association for the Advancement of Science and follow-up book about The Grand Strategy of Evolution: the Social Philosophy of a Biologist.