Clinton Hart Merriam

"Merriam" redirects here. For the U.S. paleontologist, see John Campbell Merriam.

Clinton Hart Merriam (1855-11-05 – 1942-03-19), U.S. zoologist and ornithologist.

• First president of the American Society of Mammalogists (1919–1921).

Clinton Hart Merriam, circa 1901.

Taxon names authored

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• 194 taxon names authored by Clinton Hart Merriam

Eponyms

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• 11 eponyms of Clinton Hart Merriam

Publications

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1888

• Merriam, C.H. 1888. Description of a New Spermophile from California. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 4: 317–321. BHL Reference page. 

1889

• Merriam, C.H. 1889. Description of a new Spermophile from Southern California. North American Fauna 2: 15–16. BHL Reference page. 

1892

• Merriam, C.H. 1892. The geographic distribution of life in North America with special reference to the Mammalia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 7: 1–64. BHL Reference page. 

1893

• Merriam C.H. 1893. Descriptions of eight new ground squirrels of the genera Spermophilus and Tamias from California, Texas, and Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 8: 129–138. BHL Reference page. 

1895

• Merriam, C.H. 1895. Synopsis of the American shrews of the genus Sorex. North American Fauna 10: 57–98. BHL

1896

• Merriam, C.H. 1896. Ursus middendorffi sp. nov. Kadiak Bear. Preliminary Synopsis of the American Bears. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10: 69–71. BHL Reference page. 

1897

• Merriam, C.H. 1897. A new fur-seal or sea-bear (Arctocephalus townsendi) from Guadalupe Island, off Lower California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11: 175–178. BHL Reference page. 

1898

• Merriam, C.H. 1898. Descriptions of six new ground squirrels from the western United States. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12: 69–71. BHL Reference page. 

1902

• Merriam, C.H. 1902. Four new Arctic Foxes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 15: 167-172.

References

• Osgood, W.H. 1943. Clinton Hart Merriam: 1855–1942. Journal of Mammalogy 24(4): 421–436. PDF. [obituary]
• Biographies of ASM Presidents. American Society of Mammalogists.