Henry bryant bigelow biography sample

  • During his life he published more than one hundred papers and several books.
  • Henry Bryant Bigelow grew up in Boston, spent summers on Cape Cod and developed a life-long love of the outdoors and nature.
  • A natural leader, Bigelow seemed to energize anyone in his presence.

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    Henry Bryant Bigelow

    American oceanographer and marine biologist

    This article is about the scientist. For the ship by the same name, see NOAAS Henry B. Bigelow (R ).

    Henry Bryant Bigelow (October 3, – December 11, ) was an American oceanographer and marine biologist.

    He is the grandson of Henry Bryant who was an American physician and naturalist.

    After graduating from Harvard in , he began working with famed ichthyologist Alexander Agassiz. Bigelow accompanied Agassiz on several major marine science expeditions including one aboard the Albatross in He began working at the Museum of Comparative Zoology in and joined Harvard's faculty in where he worked for 62&#;years.

    In , Bigelow was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2] He helped found the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in and was its founding director. He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in and the American Philosophical Society in [3]

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    WHOI Office of the Director records, (Henry Bryant Bigelow)

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    The records of the WHOI Office of the Director, (Bigelow) consist of over 5 cartons ( linear feet) of material. Two files which predate the Institution’s founding include Rockefeller Foundation, (box 3, f) and Redfield, A.C., (box 2, f.2). The content of all the correspondence in Bigelow’s directors files deals mainly with the administrative business of establishing the Institution. It also documents Bigelow’s interaction with scientists and other institutions in the development of collaborative scientific ties and does not reflect on Bigelow’s personal research work as a scientist.

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    Closed/Restricted: materials are only available to the Office of Origin for thirty years, after which they may only be viewed by th

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    Proud to be a Bigelow Bighter

    What are you going to name it?" asked neighbor Stanley Longstaff, looking over a recently completed wooden boat in the driveway.

    "I don't know, Piscataqua, maybe," inom answered with obvious uncertainty.

    "You should name it the Henry Bigelow," he replied.

    "Who's that?" inom asked.

    Stanley looked at me, incredulous. "You know, Bigelow Bight," he said, "like, where we live!"

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    I bravely reiterated my ignorance. "Well," he said with finality, "you better look him up."

    I did, too, and given my lifelong interest in the ocean, inom can't believe I'd never heard of this guy.

    We have Henry B. Bigelow to thank for oceanography as we know it. Closer to home, we have him to thank for a uniquely deep understanding of the largest, richest natural feature in northern New England, our own front yard: The Gulf of Maine. In , the name Bigelow Bight was given to the large open bay between Cape Ann, Mass., and Cape S