Charles Schuchert
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Charles Schuchert
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Born | 3 July 1858 |
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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.