John S. Garth
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John S. Garth | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California | October 3, 1909
Died | October 18, 1993 Long Beach, California, U.S.A. | (aged 84)
Citizenship | United States |
Spouse | Isla Detter |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, carcinology |
John Shrader Garth (1909–1993) was a 20th-century American naturalist and professor who specialized in marine crustaceans and butterflies.[1] The crab genus Johngarthia is named for him.[2]
Marriage, family, and later life
Garth married Isla Lora Detter in 1940. They had one child, daughter Linda Jean, born January 16, 1945. Linda Jean died suddenly on October 20, 1967. She was not married and had no children.[1] John Garth died October 18, 1993, at his home in Long Beach.[1] Isla Garth died in 2007.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Zsa Zsa Gershick, "Biologist, Explorer John Garth Dies", USC News, January 10, 1994.
- ^ Mary K. Wicksten, Joel W. Martin, J. Antonio Baeza, "John Shrader Garth 3 October 1909–18 October 1993", Journal of Crustacean Biology, Volume 26, Issue 2, April 1, 2006, Pages 262–266, https://doi.org/10.1651/S-2688.1.
- ^ Obituary, Isla Lora Detter Garth.
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