Samuel B. McDowell
Samuel B. McDowell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Samuel Booker McDowell Jr. September 13, 1928 |
| Died | December 31, 2014 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University B.Sc. (1947) Ph.D. (1957) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Herpetology |
| Institutions | AMNH |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | McDowell |
Samuel Booker McDowell Jr. (1928–2014) was an American herpetologist who worked on the comparative anatomy of turtles and snakes, and studied snakes of Oceania.
McDowell earned a B.Sc. (1947) and a Ph.D. (1957) from Columbia University, and worked at the American Museum of Natural History. His zoological author abbreviation is McDowell. Several snakes are named in his honor.
In addition to his scientific work, McDowell was a friend of New Yorker writer A.J. Liebling, and an occasional contributor to the magazine in the early 1960s.