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John Adam Ryder

John Adam Ryder (February 29, 1852 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania – March 26, 1895), was an American zoologist and embryologist. He worked for the United States Fish Commission from 1880 to 1886 and Professor of Comparative Embryology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1886 to 1895.

He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1886.

See also

• Category:Taxa named by John A. Ryder

References

1. Allen, Harrison (1896). "A Biographical Sketch of John Adam Ryder". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 48: 2+222–239. JSTOR 4062190.
2. Harrison Allen; Bashford Dean; Horace Jayne; Edward Drinker Cope; H. F. Moore; W. P. Wilson (1895). In Memoriam, John Adam Ryder. Philadelphia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-24.

External links

• Works by or about John A. Ryder at the Internet Archive

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