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'''Philip Herbert Carpenter''', [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]], [[D.Sc.]], [[F.R.S.]], born in February 1852 in [[London]], fourth son of Dr. [[William Benjamin Carpenter]], died October 21, 1891, at [[Eton College]], England, in at age 39.<ref>''The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature'', Issue No. 1321, Oct. 24, 1891, p. 487.</ref> He took his own life, by self-administration of chloroform during a bout of temporary insanity caused by chronic insomnia.<ref>"Sleeplessness and Suicide," ''Grey River Argus'' (New Zealand), Volume XXXII, Issue 7315, 9 March 1892, p. 4.</ref> |
'''Philip Herbert Carpenter''', [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]], [[D.Sc.]], [[F.R.S.]], British naturalist and [[crinoid]] authority, born in February 1852 in [[London]], fourth son of Dr. [[William Benjamin Carpenter]], died October 21, 1891, at [[Eton College]], England, in at age 39.<ref>''The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature'', Issue No. 1321, Oct. 24, 1891, p. 487.</ref> He took his own life, by self-administration of chloroform during a bout of temporary insanity caused by chronic insomnia.<ref>"Sleeplessness and Suicide," ''Grey River Argus'' (New Zealand), Volume XXXII, Issue 7315, 9 March 1892, p. 4.</ref> |
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Dr. Carpenter was educated at [[University College School]], then at [[University College London|University College]], and afterwards became a Scholar of [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]], [[Cambridge]], where he graduated in 1874.<ref>''Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record'', loc. cit.</ref> |
Dr. Carpenter was educated at [[University College School]], then at [[University College London|University College]], and afterwards became a Scholar of [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]], [[Cambridge]], where he graduated in 1874.<ref>''Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record'', loc. cit.</ref> |
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Dr. Carpenter was a member of the scientific staff of the deep-sea exploring expeditions of H.M.S. ''Lightning'' (1868) and ''Porcupine'' (1869–1870). In 1875 he was appointed assistant [[naturalist]] to H.M.S. ''Valorous'' accompanying Admiral Sir [[George Strong Nares]]'s Arctic expedition to [[Disco Island]], and spent the summer sounding and dredging in [[Davis Strait]] and the [[North Atlantic]]. Dr. Carpenter was an expert on the [[morphology (biology)|morphology]] of the [[echinoderm]]s, especially the |
Dr. Carpenter was a member of the scientific staff of the deep-sea exploring expeditions of H.M.S. ''Lightning'' (1868) and ''Porcupine'' (1869–1870). He was assistant naturalist on board [[HMS Challenger (1858)|HMS Challenger]] during the expedition of 1872-1876. In 1875 he was appointed assistant [[naturalist]] to H.M.S. ''Valorous'' accompanying Admiral Sir [[George Strong Nares]]'s Arctic expedition to [[Disco Island]], and spent the summer sounding and dredging in [[Davis Strait]] and the [[North Atlantic]]. Dr. Carpenter was an expert on the [[morphology (biology)|morphology]] of the [[echinoderm]]s, especially the crinoids, both contemporary and [[fossil]]. In 1883 he was awarded the Lyell Fund<ref>''Award Winners Since 1831, Lyell Fund'', http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/society/history/page5539.html, accessed 31 Oct 2010.</ref> by the [[Geological Society of London]] in recognition of the scientific value of his work, and in 1885 was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]].<ref>''Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science'', Issue of October 29, 1891, pp. 628-629.</ref> |
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Philip Herbert Carpenter, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S., British naturalist and crinoid authority, born in February 1852 in London, fourth son of Dr. William Benjamin Carpenter, died October 21, 1891, at Eton College, England, in at age 39.[1] He took his own life, by self-administration of chloroform during a bout of temporary insanity caused by chronic insomnia.[2]
Dr. Carpenter was educated at University College School, then at University College, and afterwards became a Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1874.[3]
Dr. Carpenter was a member of the scientific staff of the deep-sea exploring expeditions of H.M.S. Lightning (1868) and Porcupine (1869–1870). He was assistant naturalist on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872-1876. In 1875 he was appointed assistant naturalist to H.M.S. Valorous accompanying Admiral Sir George Strong Nares's Arctic expedition to Disco Island, and spent the summer sounding and dredging in Davis Strait and the North Atlantic. Dr. Carpenter was an expert on the morphology of the echinoderms, especially the crinoids, both contemporary and fossil. In 1883 he was awarded the Lyell Fund[4] by the Geological Society of London in recognition of the scientific value of his work, and in 1885 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[5]
References
This article incorporates text from Men and Women of the Time, by G. Washington Moon, a publication from 1891, now in the public domain in the United States.
- ^ The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature, Issue No. 1321, Oct. 24, 1891, p. 487.
- ^ "Sleeplessness and Suicide," Grey River Argus (New Zealand), Volume XXXII, Issue 7315, 9 March 1892, p. 4.
- ^ Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record, loc. cit.
- ^ Award Winners Since 1831, Lyell Fund, http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/society/history/page5539.html, accessed 31 Oct 2010.
- ^ Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science, Issue of October 29, 1891, pp. 628-629.
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