author
Herbert Eugene Walter
1867–1945
A longtime Brown University biologist, he wrote popular science books that aimed to make living things and evolution understandable to general readers. His work blended classroom teaching, research, and a gift for clear explanation.
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Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago
by Herbert Eugene Walter, Alice Hall Walter
About the author
Born in Burke, Vermont, in 1867, Herbert Eugene Walter studied at Lyndon Institute and graduated from Bates College in 1892. He went on to earn an M.A. from Brown University, studied at the University of Freiburg, and soon began a long career teaching biology.
Walter was closely associated with Brown University for decades, serving as a professor of biology until his retirement in 1937. He also spent many summers at biological laboratories, including Cold Spring Harbor, and was known as both a researcher and a teacher.
As an author, he wrote science books that helped introduce broad audiences to biology, heredity, and evolution. His writing is remembered for making big scientific ideas approachable, which helps explain why his work still turns up in library and public-domain collections today.