About Robert Henry Gibbs
Lived 1929 – 1988 (aged 58–59). Robert Henry Gibbs was an American zoologist and ichthyologist.
Robert Henry Gibbs Jr. (1929–1988) was an American ichthyologist. He was a long-standing curator at the National Museum of Natural History and devoted much of his career to the study of pelagic and deep-sea fishes. He was also an avid conservationist and a member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists for over 30 years.
The Society honored him posthumously with the Robert H. Gibbs Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in Systematic Ichthyology, whose recipients have included shark authority Leonard J.V. Compagno, and anglerfish authority Theodore W. Pietsch.
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Who was Robert Henry Gibbs?
American ichthyologist (1929–1988)
When was Robert Henry Gibbs born?
Robert Henry Gibbs was born in 1929 in Hartford.
When did Robert Henry Gibbs die?
Robert Henry Gibbs died in 1988 in Bethesda.
What was Robert Henry Gibbs's occupation?
Robert Henry Gibbs was a zoologist and ichthyologist.
What nationality was Robert Henry Gibbs?
Robert Henry Gibbs was American.
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