Emmett Reid Dunn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emmett Reid Dunn

American zoologist

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1894

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1956

Profession: zoologist, curator, herpetologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Emmett Reid Dunn (November 21, 1894 in Alexandria, Virginia – February 13, 1956) was an American herpetologist noted for his work in Panama and for studies of salamanders in the Eastern United States.
He attended Haverford College as an undergraduate and received his PhD from Harvard University.
After receiving his PhD, he taught at Smith College.
He left Smith to study on a Guggenheim Fellowship, following which he became a professor of biology at Haverford College.
He was also curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.
He served as editor of Copeia from 1924 to 1929.