About Reeve M. Bailey
Lived 1911 – 2011 (aged 99–100). Reeve M. Bailey was an American ichthyologist.
Reeve Maclaren Bailey (May 2, 1911, in Fairmont, West Virginia – July 2, 2011, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was an American ichthyologist.
Born in West Virginia, Bailey was raised in Perrysburg and Toledo, Ohio. In 1944, he returned to University of Michigan as a curator of fishes at the Museum of Zoology. He conducted extensive field research in the U.S., Bermuda, Guatemala, Bolivia, Paraguay, Zambia, and Thailand. Bailey was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Michigan in 1938. Bailey was the president of the American Fisheries Society in 1974–1975.
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Who was Reeve M. Bailey?
American ichthyologist (1911–2011)
When was Reeve M. Bailey born?
Reeve M. Bailey was born in 1911 in Fairmont.
When did Reeve M. Bailey die?
Reeve M. Bailey died on 2 July 2011 in Ann Arbor.
What was Reeve M. Bailey's occupation?
Reeve M. Bailey was an ichthyologist.
What nationality was Reeve M. Bailey?
Reeve M. Bailey was American.
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