Charles Doolittle Walcott [1850–1927]
b. 1850
d. 1927
Charles Doolittle Walcott (March 31, 1850 – February 9, 1927) was an American paleontologist, administrator of the Smithsonian Institution from 1907 to 1927, and director of the United States Geological Survey.[1][2] He is famous for his discovery in 1909 of well-preserved fossils, including some of the oldest soft-part imprints, in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada.
Sources of biographical information about Walcott:
- Wikipedia. Charles Doolittle Walcott
Events in the Mount Robson region in which Walcott was involved:
- 1912 Walcott Smithsonian
- 1913 ACC Camp – Mount Robson
Works pertinent to the Mount Robson region of which Walcott was author or co-author:
- Walcott Jr., Charles D., and — “A geologist’s paradise.” National Geographic Magazine, 22, no. 6 (1911):WM 03.2 W14ge
- — “The monarch of the Canadian Rockies.” National Geographic Magazine, (1913):626. Internet Archive