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Canadian zoologist and explorer (1876–1961)
"Rudolph Anderson" redirects here. For the US pilot killed during the Cuban Missile Crisis, see
Rudolf Anderson .
Rudolph Martin Anderson (June 30, 1876 – June 21, 1961) was an
American born
Canadian
zoologist and
explorer .
Early life
He was born in
Decorah, Iowa in 1876, the son of John E. A. Anderson. He received a Ph.D. from the
University of Iowa in 1906; his dissertation was entitled, The birds of Iowa .
[1]
Military service
He was a veteran of the
Spanish–American War , serving as a corporal in the 52nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
[2] He served with the 54th Infantry
National Guard of Iowa from 1900 to 1906.
[1] He was a captain with the National Guard of Missouri from 1906 to 1908.
[3]
Civilian career
Anderson participated in the Stefansson-Anderson Arctic Expedition which explored
Alaska and the northern
Yukon from 1908 to 1912 and was part of the
Canadian Arctic Expedition led by
Vilhjalmur Stefansson from 1913 to 1916.
[4]
Anderson joined
the Explorers Club in New York in 1912, but resigned six years later.
He assisted in the development of the
Migratory Birds Convention signed by Canada and the
United States in 1916. He was chief of the Biology Division of the
National Museum of Canada from 1920 to 1946.
Death and legacy
He died in
Ottawa in 1961.
[1]
Partial works
(1897). An annotated list of the birds of Winnebago and Hancock counties, Iowa ,
OCLC
21470231
(1913–18). Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913–18 ,
OCLC
65754731
(1917). Canadian Arctic Expedition. I. Report of Northern division. II. Report of Southern division, ,
OCLC
11984074
(1921).
John Macoun , 1832 [i.e. 1831]-1920 ,
OCLC
53698027
(1932). Methods of collecting and preserving vertebrate animals ,
OCLC
3174231
(1934). Mammals of the eastern Arctic and Hudson Bay ; Arctic flora ,
OCLC
1181152
(1937). Mammals and birds of the western Arctic district, Northwest Territories, Canada ,
OCLC
27841943
(1937). Faunas of Canada ,
OCLC
23859629
(1943). A synopsis of the rodents of the southern parts of the prairie provinces of Canada ,
OCLC
83221430
Honors
Spanish–American War Medal
[1]
Expert Rifleman with bars
[3]
King George VI Coronation medal
[3]
Knight Officer International Order, St. Hubert, 1951
[3]
See also
Archives
There is a Rudolph Martin Anderson
fonds at
Library and Archives Canada .
[5] Archival reference number is R6390.
References
Bibliography
Who Was Who in American History - the Military . Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975.
ISBN
0837932017 .
External links
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