Charles Schuchert was an American invertebrate paleontologist who was a leader in the development of paleogeography, the study of the distribution of lands and seas in the geological past.
12 Facts About Charles Schuchert
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Charles Schuchert was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 3,1858, to Philip and Agatha Schuchert.
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Charles Schuchert received a common school education up to the age of thirteen, and then he spent a number of years working in his father's furniture business.
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In 1888, Charles Schuchert moved to Albany, New York to apprentice under James Hall.
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Charles Schuchert was preparator of fossils with Charles E Beecher at Yale University from 1892 to 1893.
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Charles Schuchert served on the United States Geological Survey from 1893 to 1894.
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Charles Schuchert served as the director of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University from 1904 to 1923.
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Charles Schuchert was the first president of the Paleontological Society in 1910.
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Charles Schuchert served as president of The Geological Society of America in 1922.
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Charles Schuchert was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1910, the American Philosophical Society in 1913, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1915.
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In 1934, Charles Schuchert was awarded the Mary Clark Thompson Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.
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Charles Schuchert died in New Haven, Connecticut, on November 20,1942.