Edwin H. Colbert (1905–2001)
Author of Evolution of the Vertebrates
About the Author
Works by Edwin H. Colbert
Associated Works
Ants, Indians, and Little Dinosaurs: A Celebration of Man & Nature for the 75th Anniversary of Natural History Magazine (1975) — Contributor — 201 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Colbert, Edwin H.
- Legal name
- Colbert, Edwin Harris
- Birthdate
- 1905-09-28
- Date of death
- 2001-11-15
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Nebraska
Columbia University - Occupations
- professor
vertebrate paleontologist - Organizations
- American Museum of Natural History
Columbia University
Museum of Northern Arizona - Awards and honors
- Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1935)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Clarinda, Iowa, USA
- Places of residence
- Clarinda, Iowa, USA
Maryville, Missouri, USA
Leonia, New Jersey, USA - Place of death
- Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
At first, the bland, quaint, folksy prose got to me, but then as "Ned's" 60-year career unfolded, I began to feel like a dinosaur-nut kid all over again. A great book for anyone interested in American paleontology.
A nice basic text, the classic popularizer of its theme, it itself has stood the test of time and remains both an essential basic book for anyone's Paleontology or Geology collection and an excellent primer for more recent work in the field.
This is a very interesting book about the history of paleontology as it relates to dinosaurs. It starts with the British antiquarian who pieced together Iguanadon and goes on through the major museum expeditions in the Americas, Asia and Africa. If you're fascinated with how we learn about the past from digging things up, I recommend this book.
Lots of info but not REAL gripping reading. Good for the afficianado.
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- Works
- 40
- Also by
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- Members
- 527
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 37
- Languages
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