John A. Ryder

John Adam Ryder

John Adam Ryder (February 29, 1852 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania – March 26, 1895), was an American zoologist and embryologist. He worked for the United States Fish Commission from 1880 to 1886 and a Professor of Comparative Embryology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1886 to 1895.[1][2]

He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1886.[3]

See also

  • Category:Taxa named by John A. Ryder

References

  1. ^ Allen, Harrison (1896). "A Biographical Sketch of John Adam Ryder". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 48: 2+222–239. JSTOR 4062190.
  2. ^ Harrison Allen; Bashford Dean; Horace Jayne; Edward Drinker Cope; H. F. Moore; W. P. Wilson (1895). In Memoriam, John Adam Ryder. Philadelphia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-24.


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