Nathaniel Shaler

Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Shaler in 1894
Born(1841-02-20)February 20, 1841
DiedApril 10, 1906(1906-04-10) (aged 65)
EducationHarvard College
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology, Geology
WorkplacesLawrence Scientific School
Louis Agassiz
Doctoral students
Charles Henry Smyth Jr.
Edward A. Birge
Other notable students
Ralph Stockman Tarr
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Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (February 20, 1841 – April 10, 1906) was an American paleontologist and geologist who wrote extensively on the theological and scientific implications of the theory of evolution, whose work is now considered scientific racism.