Îñáîðí, Ãåíðè Ôàéðôèëä
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| àíãë. Henry Fairfield Osborn | |
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Èññëåäîâàòåëü, îïèñàâøèé ðÿä çîîëîãè÷åñêèõ òàêñîíîâ. Äëÿ óêàçàíèÿ àâòîðñòâà, íàçâàíèÿ ýòèõ òàêñîíîâ ñîïðîâîæäàþò îáîçíà÷åíèåì «Osborn».
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Ãǻíðè Î́ñáîðí (àíãë. Henry Osborn, 8 àâãóñòà 1857 ãîäà â 6 íîÿáðÿ 1935 ãîäà) â èçâåñòíûé àìåðèêàíñêèé ãåîëîã, åâãåíèê è ïàëåîíòîëîã. Ìíîãèå ãîäû áûë ïðåçèäåíòîì ìóçåÿ åñòåñòâåííîé èñòîðèè â Íüþ-Éîðêå. Îïèñàë ìíîãèå ðîäû èñêîïàåìûõ, â òîì ÷èñëå òèðàííîçàâðà (Tyrannosaurus).
[ïðàâèòü] Áèîãðàôèÿ
Ãåíðè Îñáîðí ðîäèëñÿ â ãîðîäå Ôýðôèëä, øòàò Êîííåêòèêóò, ó÷èëñÿ â Ïðèíñòîíñêîì óíèâåðñèòåòå. Ñ 1883 ïî 1890 ãîä îí áûë ïðîôåññîðîì ñðàâíèòåëüíîé àíàòîìèè.  1891 ãîäó îí áûë ïðèíÿò íà ðàáîòó â Êîëóìáèéñêèé óíèâåðñèòåò, à òàêæå â Àìåðèêàíñêèé ìóçåé åñòåñòâåííîé èñòîðèè.  1896 ãîäó â Êîëóìáèéñêîì óíèâåðñèòåòå îí ñòàë ïðîôåññîðîì çîîëîãèè.  1908 ãîäó îí ñìåíèë íà ïîñòó ïðåçèäåíòà Ìóçåÿ åñòåñòâåííîé èñòîðèè Ìîððèñà Äæåñóïà (àíãë. Morris Ketchum Jesup), è îñòàâàëñÿ èì äî 1933 ãîäà. Îí ñîáðàë êîìàíäó ïàëåîíòîëîãîâ è ïðåïàðàòîðîâ, ñðåäè íèõ áûëè Ðîé ×åïìåí Ýíäðþñ, îäèí èç âîçìîæíûõ ïðîîáðàçîâ Èíäèàíû Äæîíñà, ×àðëüç Íàéò ïàëåîõóäîæíèê ñîçäàâøèé ìíîæåñòâî ðåêîíñòðóêöèé âûìåðøèõ æèâîòíûõ.
Îñáîðí áûë íàñòàâíèêîì ïàëåîíòîëîãà Ýäâàðäà Êîïà, êîòîðîãî îí âñòðåòèë íà ðàñêîïêàõ â øòàòå Âàéîìèíã. Ñ 1900 ãîäó Îñáîðí ñîòðóäíè÷àë ñ Ãåîëîãè÷åñêîé ñëóæáîé ÑØÀ. Îí ðóêîâîäèë ìíîãèìè ýêñïåäèöèÿìè íà Þãî-Çàïàäå ÑØÀ, íà÷èíàÿ ñ ïåðâûõ ðàñêîïîê â Êîëîðàäî è Âàéîìèíãå â 1877 ãîäó. Òàêæå ðóêîâîäèë ýêñïåäèöèÿìè â Ìîíãîëèè ïî ïîèñêàì ïðåäêîâ ÷åëîâåêà.
Íàèáîëåå çíà÷èìîé åãî ìîíîãðàôèåé ÿâëÿåòñÿ äâóõòîìíûé òðóä «The Proboscidea: A Monograph of the Discovery, Evolution, Migration and Extinction of the Mastodonts and Elephants of the World» îïóáëèêîâàííûé óæå ïîñëå ñìåðòè ó÷¸íîãî â 1936 ãîäó[1].
[ïðàâèòü] Ïðèìå÷àíèÿ
- â‘ Gregory W.K. Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857-1935) (àíãë.) // National academy biographical memoirs. â Ò. 19. â Ñ. 52-119.
