About Alvin Seale
Lived 1871 – 1958 (aged 87). Alvin Seale was an American zoologist, ichthyologist, writer, botanical collector and naturalist.
Alvin Seale (July 8, 1871 – July 28, 1958) was a naturalist known for his aquarium design and as an ichthyologist.
Early life
Alvin Seale was born on July 8, 1871, in Fairmount, Indiana, to a family of Quakers. In 1892, he attended Stanford University, and was tutored by David Starr Jordan.
Education
In 1896, the year that Seale would have graduated from Stanford in zoology, he was picked by Professor Jordan, along with fellow student Norman B. Scofield, to go to Point Barrow in Alaska. His mission was to look for salmon in the Mackenzie River.
Books
Fishes of the South Pacific (1911) Quest for the Golden Cloak and Other Experiences of a Field Naturalist (1946)
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Who was Alvin Seale?
American zoologist (1871–1958)
When was Alvin Seale born?
Alvin Seale was born on 8 July 1871.
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Alvin Seale died on 28 July 1958.
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Alvin Seale was a zoologist, ichthyologist, writer, botanical collector and naturalist.
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Alvin Seale was American.
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