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Joseph Richard Slevin (September 13, 1881 – February 17, 1957) was an American herpetologist and the second curator of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences, with which he was affiliated for over 50 years. He collected reptile and amphibian specimens from around the world, notably in the Galápagos Islands in a 17-month expedition, and was largely responsible for re-growing the Academy's herpetological collection following its destruction in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. He wrote or co-wrote nearly 60 scientific papers, and is commemorated in the scientific names of over a dozen species or subspecies of animals and plants.

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  • Joseph Richard Slevin (September 13, 1881 – February 17, 1957) was an American herpetologist and the second curator of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences, with which he was affiliated for over 50 years. He collected reptile and amphibian specimens from around the world, notably in the Galápagos Islands in a 17-month expedition, and was largely responsible for re-growing the Academy's herpetological collection following its destruction in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. He wrote or co-wrote nearly 60 scientific papers, and is commemorated in the scientific names of over a dozen species or subspecies of animals and plants. (en)
  • Joseph Richard Slevin, né le 13 septembre 1881 à San Francisco en Californie et mort le 17 février 1957 dans la même ville, est un herpétologiste américain, conservateur à l'Académie des sciences de Californie, dont il a été membre pendant plus de 50 ans. Il a collecté des spécimens de reptiles et d'amphibiens dans plusieurs pays, notamment aux îles Galápagos lors d'une expédition scientifique en 1905-1906, et a contribué à la reconstitution de la collection herpétologique de l'Académie après sa destruction lors du tremblement de terre de 1906 à San Francisco. Son nom est attribué à plus d'une douzaine d'espèces ou sous-espèces d'animaux et de plantes. (fr)
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  • A balding man wearing glasses and a suit writes at a desk while consulting a book. In front of him is a tray of preserved lizards and a jar containing a snake. (en)
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  • Slevin studying reptile specimens in 1953 (en)
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  • Joseph Richard Slevin (September 13, 1881 – February 17, 1957) was an American herpetologist and the second curator of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences, with which he was affiliated for over 50 years. He collected reptile and amphibian specimens from around the world, notably in the Galápagos Islands in a 17-month expedition, and was largely responsible for re-growing the Academy's herpetological collection following its destruction in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. He wrote or co-wrote nearly 60 scientific papers, and is commemorated in the scientific names of over a dozen species or subspecies of animals and plants. (en)
  • Joseph Richard Slevin, né le 13 septembre 1881 à San Francisco en Californie et mort le 17 février 1957 dans la même ville, est un herpétologiste américain, conservateur à l'Académie des sciences de Californie, dont il a été membre pendant plus de 50 ans. Il a collecté des spécimens de reptiles et d'amphibiens dans plusieurs pays, notamment aux îles Galápagos lors d'une expédition scientifique en 1905-1906, et a contribué à la reconstitution de la collection herpétologique de l'Académie après sa destruction lors du tremblement de terre de 1906 à San Francisco. Son nom est attribué à plus d'une douzaine d'espèces ou sous-espèces d'animaux et de plantes. (fr)
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