Stearns, Robert E. C. (Robert Edwards Carter), 1827-1909

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Biographical History

Robert Edwards Carter Stearns (1827-1909) was a public figure of some prominence whose careers included mining, publishing, and the natural sciences. A lover of nature since childhood, Stearns concentrated on conchology, mostly mollusks of the West Coast. Stearns was a researcher for the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, 1882-1884; an Assistant Curator, Department of Mollusks, United States National Museum (USNM); and a Paleontologist for the United States Geological Survey, 1884-1892.

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  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mollusks: Assistant Curator, Department of Mollusks, United States National Museum.
  • Geological Survey (U.S.) : He was a Paleontologist for the United States Geological Survey, 1884-1892.

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1827

Death Date

1909

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