Charles Atwood Kofoid

Charles Atwood Kofoid
Born	11 October 1865 Granville, Manche, France
Died	30 May 1947 Berkeley, California, United States
Nationality	United States
Fields	Zoology
Alma mater	Harvard University
Known for	Marine biology

Charles Atwood Kofoid (11 October 1865 – 30 May 1947) was an American zoologist known for his collection and classification of many new species of marine protozoans which established marine biology on a systematic basis.

Kofoid also wrote a volume on the biological stations of Europe.

References

• Taylor, F J (August 1999). "Charles Atwood Kofoid and his dinoflagellate tabulation system: an appraisal and evaluation of the phylogenetic value of tabulation". Protist. 150 (2): 213–20. PMID 10505420. doi:10.1016/S1434-4610(99)70023-4. 
• "IN MEMORIAM: Charles Atwood Kofoid (1865-1947)". J. Parasitol. 39 (1): 108. February 1953. PMID 13035591. 
• Kofoid, C. A. (1910). The Biological Stations of Europe. US Bureau of Education. 

External links

• Kofoid, Charles A. (Charles Atwood) Papers at The Bancroft Library
• Charles Atwood Kofoid Papers, SMC 24. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
• National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir