Charles Schuchert

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Charles Schuchert
Charles Schuchert
Charles Schuchert
Born 3 July 1858
Died 20 November 1942
Nationality American
Fields paleontology
Known for Paleobiology

Charles Schuchert (3 July 1858-20 November 1942) was an American invertebrate paleontologist who was a leader in the development of paleogeography, the study of the distribution of lands and seas in the geological past. During the 1880s he made a living drawing fossil illustrations for state geological surveys, while continuing to search for specimens for his own growing collection. After serving as curator of the U.S. National Museum (1894-1904) Charles Schuchert joined the Yale University faculty following their first invertebrate paleontologist, Charles E. Beecher.

Professor Schuchert coined the term Paleobiology in 1904.