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David Starr Jordan
Sign in to saveAlso known as D. S. Jordan, D.S.Jord., David S. Jordan, David Jordan
American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1851 births, 1931 deaths and 19th-century American biologists.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- Ray Lyman Wilbur
- Born
- ( 1851-01-19 ) January 19, 1851, Wyoming County, New York , U.S.
- Died
- September 19, 1931 (1931-09-19) (aged 80), Stanford, California , U.S.
- Spouses
- Susan Bowen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1875 ; died 1885 ) Jessie Knight ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1887 )
- Children
- 6, including Edith
- Alma mater
- Cornell University ( MS ) Indiana Medical College ( MD )
- Profession
- Ichthyologist, University President
- Fields
- Ichthyology
- Institutions
- Butler University Indiana University Stanford University
- Academic advisors
- Andrew Dickson White
- Doctoral students
- Charles Henry Gilbert
- Other notable students
- Charles Harvey Bollman Carl H. Eigenmann Barton Warren Evermann Seth Eugene Meek Oscar Elton Sette Joseph Swain
- Author abbrev zoology
- Jordan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Jordan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gainesville
- Place of death
- Stanford
- Employer
- Stanford University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- ichthyology
- Image
- The days of a man, being memories of a naturalist, teacher, and minor prophet of democracy (1922) (14784009213).jpg
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- member of
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1851-01-19
- date of death
- 1931-09-19
- Commons category
- David Starr Jordan
- Commons Creator page
- David Starr Jordan
- Commons gallery
- David Starr Jordan
- influenced by
- Louis Agassiz
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- name in native language
- David Starr Jordan
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- affiliation
- Stanford University
- writing language
- English language
- student
- Masamitsu Ōshima
- P6944
- David Starr Jordan
- author citation (zoology)
- Jordan
- place of burial
- Alta Mesa Memorial Park
- collection items at
- National Museum of Natural History
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Encyclopedic overview
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he served as president of Indiana University from 1885 to 1891.
Jordan was also a strong supporter of eugenics, and his published views expressed a fear of "race-degeneration", asserting that cattle and human beings are "governed by the same laws of selection". He was an antimilitarist since he believed that war killed off the best members of the gene pool, and he initially opposed American involvement in World War I.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Starr Jordan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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