Margaret Hamilton Storey
Margaret Hamilton Storey (July 31, 1900 – October 18, 1960) was an American museum curator, herpetologist and ichthyologist. She was the first to describe a species of eel known as Bascanichthys paulensis.[1] Storey also served as the only woman Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) track timer in the country for twenty six years.[2]
Biography
Storey was born into an educated household.[3] Her father, Thomas Storey, was the founder of the Stanford University School of Health.[2] Storey attended Cornell University, receiving an A.B. degree in 1922 and received her master's degree in 1936 from Stanford University.[4] She began working at the Stanford Natural History Museum first as a volunteer, but in 1940, was given a "regular staff appointment."[3] Storey worked as both a curator at the museum and also as a librarian of the zoological book collection[3] She worked closely with George S. Myers, supervising the curating.[5] She also edited the Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin and Occasional Papers.[3] She would work at the museum for over twenty-five years.[6]
Storey collected herpetological specimens from the United States Southwest deserts, the Rocky Mountains and Maine.[7] She contributed notes, information and corrections for books about reptiles and amphibians.[8][9] Storey and Meyers were also very involved in the Stanford Zoology Club, which dated back to the 1890s and in an ichthyology club called the Fishverein.[5]
Storey died after surgery on October 18, 1960.[2] An award, given to the most improved runner on the Stanford Cardinals team, is named after her.[10]
Publications
- Storey, Margaret (1937). "The Relation Between Normal Range and Mortality of Fishes due to Cold at Sanibel Island, Florida". Ecology. 18 (1): 10–26. doi:10.2307/1932700. JSTOR 1932700.
- Storey, Margaret (1939). "Contributions toward a revision of the Ophichthyid eels. 1, The genera Callechelys and Bascanichthys, with descriptions of new species and notes on Myrichthys". Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin. 1 (3).
References
Citations
- ↑ Storey, M. H., 1939 (3 Feb.) [ref. 12333] Contributions toward a revision of the ophichthyid eels. I. The genera Callechelys and Bascanichthys, with descriptions of new species and notes on Myrichthys. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 3): 61-84.
- 1 2 3 "Margaret H. Storey". Oakland Tribune. 18 October 1960. Retrieved 4 April 2016 – via Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 3 4 Balong, Bruton and Noakes 1994, p. 14.
- ↑ Tanner, Vasco M. (1960). "Margaret Hamilton Storey (1900-1960)". Western North American Naturalist. 20 (2): 70. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- 1 2 "History of George S. Myers". Proceeding of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series. 38. 1970. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Bulletin Honors Woman Editor". The Stanford Daily. 138 (40). 17 November 1960. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Burt, Charles E.; Myers, George S. (1942). Neotropical Lizards in the Collection of the Natural History Museum of Stanford University. Stanford University Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780804705790.
- ↑ Klauber, Laurence Monroe (1972). Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. 1. University of California Press. p. 502. ISBN 9780520017757.
- ↑ Pickwell, Gayle (1947). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pacific States. Stanford University Press. pp. vii. ISBN 9780804715973.
- ↑ Neal, Travis (17 September 1999). "Stanford Cross Country Season Off and Running". The Stanford Daily. 216 (1). p. 13C. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
Sources
- Balon, Eugene K.; Bruton, Michael N.; Noakes, David L.G., eds. (1994). Women in Ichthyology: An Anthology in Honour of ET, Ro and Genie. Springer Science + Business Media, B.V. ISBN 9789401101998.
- Myers, G. S. (1961). "Margaret Hamilton Storey, (1900-1960)". Copeia. 1961 (2): 261–263. JSTOR 1440030.