Samuel Stillman Berry

See also: Berry (homonymy)

Samuel Stillman Berry (March 16th 1887 - 1984) was a marine Zoologiste American specialized in the Céphalopode S.

It was born with Unity in the Maine. Montana, which had been founded by his father Ralph in 1880. In 1897, He moved with his mother and two cousins to Redlands, California. -->

Berry receives the rank of graduate (1909) of the Université of Stanford and that of Master (1910) of the Université of Harvard. It turns over then to Stanford for its report of " Doctor off Philosophy " on the cephalopods and its doctorate in 1913 takes down. 1913 until 1918, He worked ace has librarian and research assistant At the Scipps Institution for Biological Research in La Jolla, California. This was the last paid employment He ever held in academia-all his later studies and forwardings were financed by the profits from the family ranch in Montana. --> Although he worked as independent researcher, he became a famous malacologist, by publishing 209 articles and by establishing the description of 401 let us tax with molluscs. Chiton S, cephalopods, and also Land Snail S. -->

Berry was also interested in the Horticulture. In this field, its work concentrated on the hybridization of the iris and the narcisses. 1911. In 1917 He became the president off the Winnecook Company Ranch, has post He occupied until his death in 1984. -->

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