David Humphreys Storer

David Humphreys Storer (March 26, 1804 – September 10, 1891) was an American physician and naturalist. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1855 to 1864.[2]

David Humphreys Storer
Born(1804-03-26)March 26, 1804
DiedSeptember 10, 1891(1891-09-10) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard Medical School, 1825
Bowdoin College, 1822[1]
OccupationPhysician
SpouseAbigail Jane Storer (nee Brewer)
ChildrenHoratio Storer
Francis Humphreys Storer
Abby Matilda Storer
Mary Goddard Storer
Robert Woodbury Storer
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He identified numerous fish species and published on the reptiles and fishes of New England.[1] He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1872.[3]

The colubrid snake genus Storeria is named in his honor.[4]

Physician and anti-abortion activist Horatio Storer (1830–1922) and chemist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and dean of the Bussey Institution at Harvard University Francis Humphreys Storer (1832-1914) are his sons.

Species descriptions

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Among the fish he described are:

He also described the snake: Storeria occipitomaculata, commonly known as the Redbelly Snake

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b Scudder, Samuel H. (1891). "David Humphreys Storer". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 27: 388–391. JSTOR 20020490.
  2. ^ "Past Deans of the Faculty of Medicine". Harvard Medical School. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Storer", p. 255).
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