| LC control no. | n 87142993 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Herdman, W. A. (William Abbott), Sir, 1858-1924 |
| Variant(s) | Herdman, William Abbott, Sir, 1858-1924 |
| See also | Founded corporate body: Liverpool Marine Biology Committee |
| Other standard no. | 0000000083500836 Q3568378 |
| Associated country | England |
| Birth date | 1858-09-05 |
| Death date | 1924-07-21 |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh (Scotland) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Marine biology Natural history |
| Affiliation | Liverpool Marine Biology Committee University of Liverpool University College, Liverpool |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers Zoologists Oceanographers |
| Found in | LCCN 14-11689: Australian Museum. Descriptive catalogue of the Tunicata in the Australian museum, 1899 (hdg.: Herdman, Sir William Abbott, 1858-1924; usage: W.A. Herdman) Wikipedia, January 31, 2024 (Sir William Abbott Herdman FRS FRSE FLS, 5 September 1858-21 July 1924, was a Scottish marine zoologist and oceanographer; born in Edinburgh, died in London; in 1890, he founded the research station at Puffin Island off the north Wales coast) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Abbott_Herdman> "University Marine Biological Station set to celebrate 130th anniversary", July 1, 2021 (In the late 19th century, Professor William Herdman FRS, Derby Chair of Natural History to the Liverpool University College (later University of Liverpool), founded the Liverpool Marine Biology Committee in 1885, which two years later opened a research laboratory at Puffin Island, off Anglesey) <https://alumni.liv.ac.uk/news/stories/title,1269185,en.html> |
| Associated language | eng |
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