Alfred Cleveland Weed

Alfred Weed
Born1881 (1881)
Died1953 (aged 71–72)
Nationality United States
Other names
  • Alfred Cleveland Weed
  • Alfred C. Weed
Occupationichthyologist
Known forCatalogued Arctic fish

Alfred Cleveland Weed was an American ichthyologist, known for expeditions to the Arctic, where he catalogued the region's fish.[1][2]

Weed was born in North Rose, New York, and earned his bachelor's degree at Cornell University.[1]

He was hired as assistant curator of the Field Museum of Natural History in 1921.[2] By his retirement, in 1942, he was serving as full curator of the Fishery department.[3]

He made multiple scientific field trips to Labrador and Greenland in the 1920s and 1930s.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Matthew C. Perry, ed. (2007). "THE WASHINGTON BIOLOGISTS' FIELD CLUB: ITS MEMBERS AND ITS HISTORY (1900-2006)" (PDF). Washington Biologists’ Field Club. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  2. ^ a b "1922 – Alfred C. Weed's Notes". INHS Herpetology Collection. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. ^ "Fishes - History". Field Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2020-12-20.