George Suckley (1830–1869) was an American physician and naturalist notable as an explorer of the Washington and Oregon territories in the 1850s, and describer of several new fish species.
In April 1853 Suckley was appointed assistant surgeon and naturalist to the Pacific Railroad Survey led by Isaac Stevens. Initially commissioned as a surgeon with the U.S. Army, Suckley resigned in 1856 to pursue natural history full-time resulting in the publication of several works on the natural history of the Pacific Northwest.[2]
Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, Suckley rejoined the Army and worked as a surgeon throughout the war. He died in New York City a few years after the war.
Two fish species, Squalus suckleyi Girard 1855, and Catostomus sucklii Girard 1856, and the bumblebee Bombus suckleyi[3] are named after George Suckley.
^"George Suckley", Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library of Columbia University
^"Major George Suckley, ca. 1862", University of Washington
^Green, J. W. 1860. Review of the American Bombidae, together with a Description of several Species heretofe undescribed, being a Synopsis of the species of this family of Hymenopterous Insects thus far known to inhabit North America. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 7:168–176.
^"Suckleya A.Gray | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
george, suckley, 1830, 1869, american, physician, naturalist, notable, explorer, washington, oregon, territories, 1850s, describer, several, fish, species, contents, life, works, references, external, linkslife, edithe, born, york, city, studied, college, phys. George Suckley 1830 1869 was an American physician and naturalist notable as an explorer of the Washington and Oregon territories in the 1850s and describer of several new fish species Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife editHe was born in New York City studied at the College of Physicians and Surgeons today Columbia University received an M D in 1851 1 and subsequently served as surgeon at New York Hospital In April 1853 Suckley was appointed assistant surgeon and naturalist to the Pacific Railroad Survey led by Isaac Stevens Initially commissioned as a surgeon with the U S Army Suckley resigned in 1856 to pursue natural history full time resulting in the publication of several works on the natural history of the Pacific Northwest 2 Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War Suckley rejoined the Army and worked as a surgeon throughout the war He died in New York City a few years after the war Two fish species Squalus suckleyi Girard 1855 and Catostomus sucklii Girard 1856 and the bumblebee Bombus suckleyi 3 are named after George Suckley In 1856 American botanist A Gray published Suckleya a genus of flowering plants from America belonging to the family Amaranthaceae which were named in George Suckley s honor 4 Works edit with James Graham Cooper Natural History of Washington Territory 1859 References edit George Suckley Augustus C Long Health Sciences Library of Columbia University Major George Suckley ca 1862 University of Washington Green J W 1860 Review of the American Bombidae together with a Description of several Species heretofe undescribed being a Synopsis of the species of this family of Hymenopterous Insects thus far known to inhabit North America Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 7 168 176 Suckleya A Gray Plants of the World Online Kew Science Plants of the World Online Retrieved 14 May 2021 External links editWorks by or about George Suckley at Internet Archive Smithsonian page on Suckley Smithsonian page on Suckley George Suckley Papers 1849 1861 from the Smithsonian Institution Archives nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Suckley amp oldid 1139847641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
