Sherman C. Bishop
Sherman C. Bishop | |
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Sherman C. Bishop in 1935 | |
| Born | Sherman Chauncey Bishop November 18, 1887 |
| Died | May 28, 1951 (aged 63) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupations | Arachnologist Herpetologist |
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| Notable work | Handbook of Salamanders (1943) |
Sherman Chauncey Bishop (November 18, 1887 – May 28, 1951) was an American arachnologist and herpetologist who was a professor of zoology at the University of Rochester from 1928 to 1951.
His Handbook of Salamanders (1943) was the first serious and comprehensive treatment of North American salamanders since Cope (1889).