William Parks (paleontologist)

William Arthur Parks
Born (1868-12-11)December 11, 1868
Died October 3, 1936(1936-10-03) (aged 67)
Alma mater University of Toronto
Awards Foreign Member of the Royal Society[1]
Scientific career
Institutions University of Toronto

William Arthur Parks (11 December 1868 – 3 October 1936) was a Canadian geologist and paleontologist, following in the tradition of Lawrence Lambe.

Parks was born in Hamilton, Ontario. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1892, Parks joined the University of Toronto's staff, where he taught geology, paleontology, and mineralogy. He went on to earn a PhD in 1900. He wrote 80 scientific papers in his lifetime. Parks died in Toronto, Ontario, in 1936.

Named taxa

Honors

Parksosaurus was named in his honor by Charles M. Sternberg in 1937.

References

  1. ↑ Jones, O. T. (1938). "William Arthur Parks. 1868-1936". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2 (6): 260–263. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1938.0006.


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