David Humphreys Storer
David Humphreys Storer | |
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| Born | March 26, 1804 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 1891 (aged 87) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard Medical School, 1825 Bowdoin College, 1822 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | Abigail Jane Storer (nee Brewer) |
| Children | Horatio Storer Francis Humphreys Storer Abby Matilda Storer Mary Goddard Storer Robert Woodbury Storer |
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David Humphreys Storer (March 26, 1804 – September 10, 1891) was an American physician and naturalist. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1855 to 1864.
He identified numerous fish species and published on the reptiles and fishes of New England. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1872.
The colubrid snake genus Storeria is named in his honor.
Physician and anti-abortion activist Horatio Storer (1830–1922) and chemist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and dean of the Bussey Institution at Harvard University Francis Humphreys Storer (1832–1914) are his sons.