Person PX805 Jordan; David Starr (1851-1931); Zoologist Jordan David Starr 1851-1931 Zoologist Male Born 19 January 1851, Gainesville, New York. Died 19 September 1931, Stanford, California

Stanford University, USA

American During his lifetime Jordan was the dean of American ichthyologists, both through his own studies and the influence of his many students. He was also an educator of high standing--functioning among other roles as President both of Indiana University and of Stanford University--and a notable peace advocate and spokesperson. As an ichthyologist he involved himself in many taxonomic projects covering faunas ranging across the North American continent, and provided a philosophical context by supporting the Darwinian understanding of evolution. Over 1,000 genera and 2,500 species of fishes were named as a direct result of his activities. Jordan was a founding member of the Sierra Club. "Jordan's Law" in biogeography states that populations of most-closely-related species are separated from one another by physical barriers. A graduate of Cornell University, From 1872 - 3 he taught natural sciences at Lombard College. From 1873 - 4 he was principal at Appleton Collegiate Institute and from 1874 - 5 he was a science teacher at Indianapolis High School. From 1875 - 1879 he was professor of natural history at Butler University. From 1877 - 81 and 1894 - 1909 he was cooperating assistant with the US fish commission. In 1879 he was made professor of natural history at Indiana University and from 1885 - 1891 he was president of Indiana University. From 1885 - 6 he was also president of the Indiana Academy of Science. From 1891 - 1913 he was president of Stanford University. From 1896 - 1904 and 1908 - 1912 he was president of the California Academy of Sciences. From 1904 - 1931 he was a member of the International Comission of Zoological Nomenclature. From 1909 - 10 he was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. From 1910 - 1914 he was chairman of the World Peace Foundation. Manual of the Vertebrates of the Northern United States (1876) The Fishes of North and Middle America, 4 volumes (1896 - 1900) Evolution and Animal Life (1907) Yes Idealist Import 4namepers.txt 28/02/2004 NHM\laurb5 08/01/2019 3dc51bc6-bc48-4635-b494-930d422484b7