| Samuel Garman | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1843 Pennsylvania |
| Died | 1927 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Fields | zoologist, academia |
Samuel Trevor Garman, or "Garmann" as he sometimes styled himself[1] (1843-1927) was a naturalist/ zoologist from Pennsylvania. He became noted as an ichthyologist and herpetologist.[1]
Garman was born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1843. He studied under Louis Agassiz. In 1868 he joined an expedition to the American West with John Wesley Powell. He was a friend and regular correspondent of the naturalist Edward Drinker Cope and in 1872 accompanied him on a fossil hunting trip to Wyoming. In 1873 he became assistant director of herpetology and ichthyology at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. His work was mostly in the classification of fish, especially sharks, but also included reptiles and amphibians. Harvard College awarded him honorary degrees for his scientific work, B.S. in 1898 and A.M. in 1899.[1]