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Edward Drinker Cope
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American paleontologist, geologist, and biologist (1840–1897)
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Edward Drinker Cope (28 July 1840 – 12 April 1897) was an author whose zoological works are cited under the name "Cope". His published writings include *Collected papers*, *Partial synopsis of the fresh water fishes of North Carolina*, *Consciouness in evolution*, *On the contents of a bone cave in the island of Anguilla (West Indies)*, and *Catalogue of batrachians and reptiles of Central America and Mexico*.
Records indicate that Cope is associated with 47 works, while a separate source lists a count of 5. His contributions have been referenced by 2,277 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 28 July 1840
- Died
- 12 April 1897
- Works
- 47
Top works
- Collected papers
- Partial synopsis of the fresh water fishes of North Carolina
- Consciouness in evolution
- On the contents of a bone cave in the island of Anguilla (West Indies)
- Catalogue of batrachians and reptiles of Central America and Mexico
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines
· 1953 · cited 29,951x
- Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
· 2000 · cited 28,540x
- The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior
· 2000 · cited 24,762x
- Adsorption of Gases in Multimolecular Layers
· 1938 · cited 24,536x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,845x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1840-07-28 ) July 28, 1840, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- April 12, 1897 (1897-04-12) (aged 56), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Known for
- Bone Wars
- Spouse
- Annie Pim ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1865 )
- Children
- Julia Biddle Cope
- Awards
- Bigsby Medal (1879) Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1891)
- Fields
- Paleontology , zoology , herpetology
- Institutions
- United States Geological Survey Haverford College University of Pennsylvania
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- botanical collector
- Employer
- University of Pennsylvania
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Quakers
- Doctoral student
- Henry Fairfield Osborn
- Field of work
- paleontology
- Image
- Cope Edward Drinker 1840-1897.png
Show 11 more facts
- cause of death
- acute kidney injury
- Commons category
- Edward Drinker Cope
- name in native language
- Edward Drinker Соре
- date of birth
- 1840-07-28
- date of death
- 1897-04-12
- author citation (zoology)
- Cope
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- writing language
- English language
- P6944
- Edward Drinker Cope
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, he distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science, publishing his first scientific paper at the age of 19. Though his father tried to raise Cope as a gentleman farmer, he eventually acquiesced to his son's scientific aspirations.
Cope had little formal scientific training, and he eschewed a teaching position for field work. He made regular trips to the American West, prospecting in the 1870s and 1880s, often as a member of U.S. Geological Survey teams. A personal feud between Cope and paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh led to a period of intense fossil-finding competition now known as the Bone Wars. Cope's financial fortunes soured after failed mining ventures in the 1880s, forcing him to sell off much of his fossil collection. He experienced a resurgence in his career toward the end of his life before dying on April 12, 1897.
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