Stephen Alfred Forbes
Affiliations: | 1884 | Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States | |
| 1884-1921 | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL |
Area:
natural history, botany, entomology, ornithology, ecologyWebsite:
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"Stephen Alfred Forbes" OR "Stephen A. Forbes"Bio:
Stephen Alfred Forbes (May 29, 1844 – March 13, 1930) was the first chief of the Illinois Natural History Survey, a founder of aquatic ecosystem science and a dominant figure in the rise of American ecology. His publications are striking for their merger of extensive field observations with conceptual insights. Forbes believed that ecological knowledge was fundamental for human well being. Forbes was important to the development of ecological theory. He was acknowledged by the National Academy of Sciences as "the founder of the science of ecology in the United States".
NAS Biographical Memoir (https://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/20001815.html)
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Parents
Sign in to add mentor| George Vasey | research assistant | 1870- | Illinois State Normal University (Plant Biology Tree) |
| David Starr Jordan | grad student | 1884 | Indiana University Bloomington (Neurotree) |
Children
Sign in to add trainee| Samuel Eddy | research assistant | (Chemistry Tree) | |
| Paul Smith Welch | research assistant | 1911 | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Charles William Woodworth | grad student | 1884-1886 | UIUC (Entomology Tree) |
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