Smith, Frank, 1857-1942

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Biographical History

Frank Smith (1857-1942) was a biology professor and authority on earthworms. He was educated at Hillsdale College (Michigan), Ph.B., 1885, and Harvard University, A.M., 1893. His first teaching job was at Hillsdale College where he served as Professor of Chemistry and Biology from 1886 to 1892. In 1893, Smith was appointed Instructor in Zoology at the University of Illinois. He was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1896, Associate Professor in 1900, and Professor in 1913. He retired in 1926 and was named Professor Emeritus. Smith also served as Curator of the University Museum of Natural History from 1900 to 1917. Smith's field experience included investigations at the University of Michigan Biological Station during the summers of 1911-1914 and 1919-1922, and a collecting trip to Colorado in 1916. For many years, Smith identified specimens and worked up collections of earthworms for the United States National Museum (USNM). In 1934, he donated his collection of earthworms to the USNM.

Related entities

  • Hillsdale College: He was a Professor of Chemistry and Biology from 1886 to 1892 at Hillsdale College.
  • University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus): Smith a Professor in Zoology at the University of Illinois.

Birth Date

1857

Death Date

1942

Topic

  • Helminthologists
  • Biologists

Form/Genre

Personal name

Occupation

  • Biologists
  • Helminthologists