Annie Montague Alexander
American paleontologist, zoologist and philanthropist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Annie Montague Alexander (29 December 1867 - 10 September 1950) was an explorer, naturalist, paleontological collector, and philanthropist.
Annie Montague Alexander | |
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Born | ( 1867 -12-29)December 29, 1867 |
Died | September 10, 1950(1950-09-10) (aged 82) |
Resting place | Makawao Union Church, Maui, HI |
Citizenship | American |
Known for | Founder University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP), Founder Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Paleontology Natural History |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
She founded the University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ). From its establishment in 1908 until she died in 1950 she financed the museum's collections and supported a series of paleontological expeditions throughout the western United States. Alexander herself took part in many of these expeditions, accumulating a significant collection of fossils and exotic game animals that she would later donate to the museum. Alexander is remembered by the University of California, Berkeley as one of the "builders of Berkeley" and as the benefactress of the museum.[1][2]