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Joel Hedgpeth

January 01, 1970

Joel Walker Hedgpeth (September 29, 1911 – July 28, 2006) was a marine biologist, environmentalist and author. He was an expert on the marine arthropods known as sea spiders (Pycnogonida), and on the seashore plant and animal life of southern and northern California; he co-authored Between Pacific Tides, the definitive guide to California intertidal organisms. He was a spokesperson for care for the floral and faunal diversity of the California coastline.

Early life edit

Hedgpeth was born on September 29, 1911, in Oakland, California.[1] He married Florence Warrens in 1944, and the couple had two children.[1] He obtained his PhD (on the distribution and ecology of invertebrates along the Texas and Louisiana coasts) from the University of California, Berkeley in 1952. While at Berkeley, he studied under two of the most important marine biologists of the era, S. F. Light and Ralph I. Smith.[1][2]

Career edit

Hedgpeth met and corresponded with Edward F. Ricketts (1897–1948), a charismatic researcher of West Coast marine biology and the real-life model for the character "Doc" in John Steinbeck's novel, Cannery Row. Hedgpeth himself may have been the model for the character, "Old Jay" in Steinbeck's novel, Sweet Thursday [Schram and Newman 2007]. Hedgpeth later was the editor of several editions of Ricketts' "Between Pacific Tides," a classic in marine biology, describing marine life along the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington. Hedgpeth edited more of Ricketts' writings in two volumes of "The Outer Shores."

His publications included the massive Volume 1 of the "Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology" (1957); and Introduction to Seashore Life of the San Francisco Bay Region (1962).[2] His teaching posts included the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, San Diego. He was also director of the Pacific Marine Station, a University of the Pacific research facility at Dillon Beach, California, from 1957 to 1965. He was director of the Yaquina Biological Laboratories of the Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, from 1965 to 1973. He retired as Professor of Oceanography in September, 1973. He and his wife moved to Santa Rosa, California during retirement.[1] He died July 28, 2006, in Hillsboro, Oregon. His archives are housed at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California.[1]

The nudibranch Polycera hedgpethi[1] was named in his honor by Ernst Marcus, a marine biologist who taught at the University of São Paulo in Brazil.

Hedgpeth was an iconoclast and an early environmentalist. He spoke Latin, German, Welsh, and Russian. He founded the "Society for the Prevention of Progress" and was its sole member, under a pseudonym, Jerome Tichenor (Schram and Newman 2007). Under the same pseudonym, he published "Poems in Contempt of Progress" and vocally opposed a nuclear power plant once proposed at Bodega Head, California (Carlton 2006). He was influential in the developing West Coast environmental movement in the 1970s. His influence was instrumental in getting the California freshwater shrimp, Syncaris pacifica, listed as an endangered species (Schram and Newman 2007).

Publications edit

  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. Introduction to seashore life of the San Francisco Bay region and the coast of northern California. Illustrated by the author and Lynn Rudy. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1962. 136 p. illus. 19 cm.
  • The Outer shores / edited by Joel W. Hedgpeth. Eureka, Calif. : Mad River Press, c1978- v. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0-916422-13-5
  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. Animal diversity: organisms [by] Joel W. Hedgpeth. [New York] McGraw-Hill [1974] 31 p. illus. 28 cm. ISBN 0-07-005345-6
  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. Animal structure and function [by] Joel W. Hedgpeth. [New York] McGraw-Hill [1974] 32 p. illus. 28 cm. ISBN 0-07-005343-X
  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. Common seashore life of southern California. Illustrated by Sam Hinton. Edited by Vinson Brown. Healdsburg, Calif., Naturegraph Co., c1961. 64 p. illus. (part col.) map. 22 cm.
  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. On the evolutionary significance of the Pycnogonida. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1947. 53 p. plate. 25 cm.
  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. Pycnogonida of the United States Navy Antarctic Expedition, 1947–48. Washington. (1954). p. 147-160. illus., chart. 24 cm.
  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. The Pycnogonida of the western North Atlantic and the Caribbean. Washington. [n.d.] p. 157-342. illus., maps (part fold.) 24 cm.
  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. Report of the Pycnogonida collected by the Albatross in Japanese waters in 1900 and 1906. Washington. [n.d.] p. 233-321. illus., maps (1 fold.) 24 cm.
  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. Twice to the mark : translations from the Greek / Joel W. Hedgpeth. Oakland, Calif. : J.W. Hedgpeth, [198-?] [11] p. ; 15 cm.
  • Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Joel Walker), 1911–2006. Willapa Bay : a historical perspective and a rationale for research / by Joel W. Hedgpeth and Steven Obrebski. Washington, D.C. : Coastal Ecosystems Project, Office of Biological Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1981. viii, 52 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on a Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology. Treatise on marine ecology and paleoecology. Joel W. Hedgpeth, editor. [New York] 1957. 2 v. illus., ports., maps (part fold.) charts, diagrs., profiles, tables. 26 cm.
  • Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1897–1948. Between Pacific tides : an account of the habits and habitats of some five hundred of the common, conspicuous seashore invertebrates of the Pacific Coast between Sitka, Alaska, and northern Mexico / Edward F. Ricketts and Jack Calvin ; foreword by John Steinbeck ; line drawings by Ritchie Lovejoy. 3rd ed., rev. / revisions by Joel W. Hedgpeth. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1962. xiii, 516 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
  • Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1897–1948. Between Pacific tides / Edward F. Ricketts, Jack Calvin, and Joel W. Hedgpeth. 5th ed. / revised by David W. Phillips. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1985. xxvi, 652 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN 0-8047-1229-8, ISBN 0-8047-1244-1 (student ed.)
  • Tichenor, Jerome (a pseudonym for Joel Hedgpeth), 1911–2006. Poems in contempt of progress. Edited by Joel W. Hedgpeth. Pacific Grove, Calif., Boxwood Press [1974] viii, 70 p. 22 cm.
  • Google Scholar results for Joel W. Hedgpeth

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Joel Hedgpeth, Marine Biologist and Advocate of Sea Life, Dies at 94, The New York Times, August 12, 2006, p. B16. Obituary by Jeremy Pearce.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Randall W. 2007. Beyond Pacific Tides: The Inner Shores. Remembering Joel Walker Hedgpeth (1911–2006). The Quarterly Review of Biology 82(2):93-96.
  • : Compiled by Robert "Roy" J. van de Hoek
  • Sciencedude by Gary Robbins. Between Tides: Obituary of Joel Hedgpeth, August 16, 2006 Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  • Smith, Randall W. 2007. Beyond Pacific Tides: The Inner Shores. Remembering Joel Walker

Hedgpeth (1911–2006). The Quarterly Review of Biology 82(2):93-96.

January 01, 1970
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Joel Walker Hedgpeth September 29 1911 July 28 2006 was a marine biologist environmentalist and author He was an expert on the marine arthropods known as sea spiders Pycnogonida and on the seashore plant and animal life of southern and northern California he co authored Between Pacific Tides the definitive guide to California intertidal organisms He was a spokesperson for care for the floral and faunal diversity of the California coastline Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Publications 4 ReferencesEarly life editHedgpeth was born on September 29 1911 in Oakland California 1 He married Florence Warrens in 1944 and the couple had two children 1 He obtained his PhD on the distribution and ecology of invertebrates along the Texas and Louisiana coasts from the University of California Berkeley in 1952 While at Berkeley he studied under two of the most important marine biologists of the era S F Light and Ralph I Smith 1 2 Career editHedgpeth met and corresponded with Edward F Ricketts 1897 1948 a charismatic researcher of West Coast marine biology and the real life model for the character Doc in John Steinbeck s novel Cannery Row Hedgpeth himself may have been the model for the character Old Jay in Steinbeck s novel Sweet Thursday Schram and Newman 2007 Hedgpeth later was the editor of several editions of Ricketts Between Pacific Tides a classic in marine biology describing marine life along the coasts of California Oregon and Washington Hedgpeth edited more of Ricketts writings in two volumes of The Outer Shores His publications included the massive Volume 1 of the Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology 1957 and Introduction to Seashore Life of the San Francisco Bay Region 1962 2 His teaching posts included the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego He was also director of the Pacific Marine Station a University of the Pacific research facility at Dillon Beach California from 1957 to 1965 He was director of the Yaquina Biological Laboratories of the Marine Science Center Oregon State University Newport Oregon from 1965 to 1973 He retired as Professor of Oceanography in September 1973 He and his wife moved to Santa Rosa California during retirement 1 He died July 28 2006 in Hillsboro Oregon His archives are housed at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego California 1 The nudibranch Polycera hedgpethi 1 was named in his honor by Ernst Marcus a marine biologist who taught at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil Hedgpeth was an iconoclast and an early environmentalist He spoke Latin German Welsh and Russian He founded the Society for the Prevention of Progress and was its sole member under a pseudonym Jerome Tichenor Schram and Newman 2007 Under the same pseudonym he published Poems in Contempt of Progress and vocally opposed a nuclear power plant once proposed at Bodega Head California Carlton 2006 He was influential in the developing West Coast environmental movement in the 1970s His influence was instrumental in getting the California freshwater shrimp Syncaris pacifica listed as an endangered species Schram and Newman 2007 Publications editHedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 Introduction to seashore life of the San Francisco Bay region and the coast of northern California Illustrated by the author and Lynn Rudy Berkeley University of California Press 1962 136 p illus 19 cm The Outer shores edited by Joel W Hedgpeth Eureka Calif Mad River Press c1978 v ill 22 cm ISBN 0 916422 13 5 Hedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 Animal diversity organisms by Joel W Hedgpeth New York McGraw Hill 1974 31 p illus 28 cm ISBN 0 07 005345 6 Hedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 Animal structure and function by Joel W Hedgpeth New York McGraw Hill 1974 32 p illus 28 cm ISBN 0 07 005343 X Hedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 Common seashore life of southern California Illustrated by Sam Hinton Edited by Vinson Brown Healdsburg Calif Naturegraph Co c1961 64 p illus part col map 22 cm Hedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 On the evolutionary significance of the Pycnogonida Washington Smithsonian Institution 1947 53 p plate 25 cm Hedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 Pycnogonida of the United States Navy Antarctic Expedition 1947 48 Washington 1954 p 147 160 illus chart 24 cm Hedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 The Pycnogonida of the western North Atlantic and the Caribbean Washington n d p 157 342 illus maps part fold 24 cm Hedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 Report of the Pycnogonida collected by the Albatross in Japanese waters in 1900 and 1906 Washington n d p 233 321 illus maps 1 fold 24 cm Hedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 Twice to the mark translations from the Greek Joel W Hedgpeth Oakland Calif J W Hedgpeth 198 11 p 15 cm Hedgpeth Joel W Joel Walker 1911 2006 Willapa Bay a historical perspective and a rationale for research by Joel W Hedgpeth and Steven Obrebski Washington D C Coastal Ecosystems Project Office of Biological Services Fish and Wildlife Service U S Dept of the Interior 1981 viii 52 p ill maps 28 cm National Research Council U S Committee on a Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology Treatise on marine ecology and paleoecology Joel W Hedgpeth editor New York 1957 2 v illus ports maps part fold charts diagrs profiles tables 26 cm Ricketts Edward Flanders 1897 1948 Between Pacific tides an account of the habits and habitats of some five hundred of the common conspicuous seashore invertebrates of the Pacific Coast between Sitka Alaska and northern Mexico Edward F Ricketts and Jack Calvin foreword by John Steinbeck line drawings by Ritchie Lovejoy 3rd ed rev revisions by Joel W Hedgpeth Stanford Calif Stanford University Press 1962 xiii 516 p ill maps 24 cm Ricketts Edward Flanders 1897 1948 Between Pacific tides Edward F Ricketts Jack Calvin and Joel W Hedgpeth 5th ed revised by David W Phillips Stanford Calif Stanford University Press 1985 xxvi 652 p ill 24 cm ISBN 0 8047 1229 8 ISBN 0 8047 1244 1 student ed Tichenor Jerome a pseudonym for Joel Hedgpeth 1911 2006 Poems in contempt of progress Edited by Joel W Hedgpeth Pacific Grove Calif Boxwood Press 1974 viii 70 p 22 cm Google Scholar results for Joel W HedgpethReferences edit a b c d e Joel Hedgpeth Marine Biologist and Advocate of Sea Life Dies at 94 The New York Times August 12 2006 p B16 Obituary by Jeremy Pearce a b Smith Randall W 2007 Beyond Pacific Tides The Inner Shores Remembering Joel Walker Hedgpeth 1911 2006 The Quarterly Review of Biology 82 2 93 96 Joel Hedgpeth Anthology Compiled by Robert Roy J van de Hoek Sciencedude by Gary Robbins Between Tides Obituary of Joel Hedgpeth August 16 2006 Retrieved 2008 12 22 Smith Randall W 2007 Beyond Pacific Tides The Inner Shores Remembering Joel Walker Hedgpeth 1911 2006 The Quarterly Review of Biology 82 2 93 96 Jim Carlton August 1 2006 forwarded by M Neubig Message in Sea Slug Forum Australian Museum Sydney http www seaslugforum net find 17333 F R Schram and W A Newman Obituary Journal of Crustacean Biology 27 2 383 389 2007 http decapoda nhm org pdfs 24533 24533 pdf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joel Hedgpeth amp oldid 1197306432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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