Albert B. Ulrey

Albert Brennus Ulrey was a marine biologist, born in North Manchester, Indiana, December 31, 1860[1] and died 21 December 1932 in Los Angeles, California.[2]

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Personal life

Ulrey married Florence Katherine Speicher (1883-1966) on 15 November 1900.[2]

Career

He was the first biology instructor at Manchester College in Indiana, joining the faculty in 1894,[3] and also the University of Southern California’s first marine biologist, hired in 1901.[4] He ultimately became the Director of the Marine Biological Station of the University of Southern California.

Fish named for him

The Hyphessobrycon ulreyi is named after him.[5]

Publications

References

  1. ^ Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, Volumes 83-84 (1974) By Indiana Academy of Science, 335.
  2. ^ a b Albert B. Ulrey, Ancestry.com.
  3. ^ “A. B. Ulrey, First Biology Instructor at Manchester College,” Manchester College Archives and Brethren Historical Collection.
  4. ^ USC Wrigley Institute.
  5. ^ Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod and Dr. Leonard P. Schultz, Handbook of Tropical Aquarium Fishes (Neptune City: T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1983), 226.