Biographical Sketch of George Brown Goode

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Summary

Jordan was a fellow ichthyologist and president of Stanford University. His essay on George Brown Goode discusses family history, education and career at the Smithsonian as Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, interest in history, bibliography, museology, and science, and his publications.

Subject

  • Goode, G. Brown (George Brown) 1851-1896
  • United States National Museum
  • Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, the History of its First Half Century (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1897

Topic

  • Natural History
  • SI, Early History
  • Ichthyology
  • Museums
  • Management
  • History
  • Bibliography
  • Biography
  • Museum techniques
  • Natural history

Physical description

pp. 501-518

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