David Humphreys Storer

David Humphreys Storer
Born (1804-03-26)March 26, 1804
Portland, Maine
Died September 10, 1891(1891-09-10) (aged 87)
Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Alma mater Harvard Medical School, 1825
Bowdoin College, 1822[1]
Occupation Physician
Spouse(s) Abigail Jane Storer (nee Brewer)
Children Horatio Robinson Storer
Francis Humphreys Storer
Abby Matilda Storer
Mary Goddard Storer
Robert Woodbury Storer
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David Humphreys Storer (March 26, 1804—September 10, 1891) was an American physician and naturalist. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1855-1864,[2] and published on the reptiles and fishes of New England.[3]

The colubrid snake genus Storeria is named in his honor.[4]

Selected bibliography

References

  1. "David Humphreys Storer on JSTOR". jstor.org. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. "Past Deans of the Faculty of Medicine". Harvard Medical School. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. Scudder, Samuel H. (1891–1892). "David Humphreys Storer". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 27: 388–391. JSTOR 20020490.
  4. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Storer", p. 255).
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