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Howard Elliott Winn
1926–1995
Best known for pioneering research on whale songs, this marine biologist brought the sounds and behavior of whales, dolphins, and porpoises to a wider audience. His writing reflects decades of fieldwork and a deep interest in life in the western North Atlantic.
1 Audiobook
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic : a guide to their identification
by Stephen Leatherwood, David K. (David Keller) Caldwell, Howard Elliott Winn
About the author
Born in 1926 and remembered as a leading marine biologist, he spent much of his career studying cetaceans and helped expand scientific understanding of whale communication. Obituaries and memorial notes describe him as a pioneer in acoustic research on whale songs and note that he wrote more than 120 scientific papers on marine mammals as well as birds and fish.
He taught for decades at the University of Rhode Island as a professor of oceanography and zoology, after earlier work at Cornell University. His best-known book for general readers is Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic: A Guide to Their Identification, written with Stephen Leatherwood and David K. Caldwell.
He died in 1995 at age 69. A Guggenheim Fellowship listing and memorial sources point to the respect he earned in his field, while his published work still stands as a practical, accessible guide for readers interested in the mammals of the North Atlantic.