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Call Number: SC1004
Creator:
Fisher, Walter K., (Walter Kenrick),
1878-1953.
Title: Walter K. Fisher original illustrations
Dates: 1903-1947
Physical Description:
0.5 linear foot
Language(s): In English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Materials were collected by the Hopkins Marine Station librarian Joe Wible and
transferred to the Stanford University Archives in 2010.
[identification of item], Walter K. Fisher Original Illustrations (SC1004). Dept. of
Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Walter K. Fisher was educated at Stanford University, earning 3 degrees in zoology: A.B.
1901, A.M. 1903, and Ph.D. 1906. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1902 as assistant in
zoology, becoming an instructor in 1907, assistant professor in 1909, and professor of
biology in 1925. He was Director of the Hopkins Marine Station from 1917 until his
retirement in 1943. Although he specialized in invertebrates, he was also known for his
work in ornithology.
Collection consists of 28 original plates prepared for publication; subjects are
asteroidea (starfishes) and echiuroid and sipunculoid worms.
Echiura.
Sipuncula.
Starfishes.