Rudolf Ruedemann

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Rudolf Ruedemann, Ph.D. (October 16, 1864June 18, 1956) was an American paleontologist, born at Georgenthal, Germany. He was educated in Europe at Jena (Ph.D., 1887), and at Strassburg (Ph.D., 1889) where he was an assistant in geology in 1887-92. He emigrated to the United States in 1892 and taught at the high schools of Lowville and Dolgeville, N. Y. (1892-99), then became assistant State paleontologist. He investigated fossils of the Lower Silurian and many other fossils.

He retired in 1937; he was married with a daughter and six sons.