About John Bell Hatcher
Lived 1861 – 1904 (aged 42). John Bell Hatcher was an American paleontologist and photographer.
John Bell Hatcher (October 11, 1861 – July 3, 1904 ) was an American paleontologist and fossil hunter known as the "king of collectors" Hatcher attended the Guthrie County High School, in Panora, Iowa, and graduated in 1881.
Education He first took an interest in paleontology and geology while working as a coal miner to save money for school
In 1896, Hatcher conceived of, planned, and secured the greater part of the funding for three expeditions to Patagonia, as well as the idea of publishing the results of the expeditions with funding from J. Pierpont Morgan. Beginning in 1900, with recommendations from Dana, Marsh, Scott, and Yale President Timothy Dwight, Hatcher was hired by William Jacob Holland as curator of paleontology and osteology for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, succeeding Jacob Lawson Wortman. References
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Who was John Bell Hatcher?
American paleontologist (1861–1904)
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John Bell Hatcher was born on 11 October 1861 in Cooperstown, Cooperstown.
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John Bell Hatcher died on 3 July 1904 in Pittsburgh.
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John Bell Hatcher was a paleontologist and photographer.
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