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Glover M. (Glover Morrill) Allen
1879–1942
An early American zoologist with a gift for careful observation, this Harvard scholar helped shape the study of mammals and birds in the first half of the twentieth century. His work ranged from local bird lists to major research expeditions and museum scholarship.
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Animal Figures in the Maya Codices
by Alfred M. (Alfred Marston) Tozzer, Glover M. (Glover Morrill) Allen
About the author
Born in Walpole, New Hampshire, in 1879, Glover Morrill Allen studied at Harvard and began publishing while still a student, including works on the birds of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. After graduating, he worked with natural history collections and later built a long career at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, where he became curator of mammals and also lectured in zoology.
Allen was known especially for his work in mammalogy and ornithology. Sources describe a career that combined field collecting, taxonomy, museum work, teaching, and writing, and note that he took part in major scientific expeditions, including Harvard expeditions to Africa and Australia.
He died in 1942 at age 63. Remembered as a busy and wide-ranging naturalist, he left behind a body of work that reflects both close attention to New England wildlife and a broader interest in mammals around the world.