Joseph Grinnell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Grinnell

American zoologist

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1877

Place of Birth: Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 29-May-1939

Profession: zoologist, ornithologist, ecologist, mammalogist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Joseph Grinnell (1877–1939) was an American field biologist and zoologist.
He made extensive studies of the fauna of California, and is credited with introducing a method of recording precise field observations known as the Grinnell System.
He served as the first director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley from the museum's inception in 1908 until his death.He edited The Condor, a publication of the Cooper Ornithological Club, from 1906 to 1939, and authored many articles for scientific journals and ornithological magazines.
He wrote several books, among them The Distribution of the Birds of California and Animal Life in the Yosemite.
He also developed and popularized the concept of the niche.