Ned Hollister (November 26, 1876 – November 3, 1924) was an American biologist primarily known for studying mammals.
Hollister was born in
Delavan, Wisconsin
Delavan is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,505 at the 2020 census. It is located southwest of Milwaukee. The city is located partially within the Town of Delavan, but the two entities are politically i ...
, to parents Kinner Newcomb Hollister (1841–1911) and Frances Margaret (Tilden) Hollister (1845–1927).
He attended Delavan High School.
From 1916 until his death he was Superintendent of the National Zoological Park.
Ned Hollister papers at the Smithsonian
/ref> In 1921 he served as president of the Biological Society of Washington
The Biological Society of Washington is a worldwide acting scientific organisation established on 3 December 1880 in Washington, D.C., United States. The original purpose was "to encourage the study of the Biological Sciences and to hold meetings ...
. When Hollister was twelve, he gained an interest in birds as he studied under Ludwig Kumlien
Aaron Ludwig Kumlien (March 15, 1853 – December 4, 1902) was an American ornithologist and the oldest son of Thure Kumlien. He took part in the Howgate Polar Expedition 1877-78 and collected a large number of bird specimens which led to the dis ...
, who was a professor at Milton College
Milton College was a private college located in Milton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1844 as the Milton Academy, it closed in 1982. Its campus is now part of the Milton Historic District.
History
The college was founded as the Milton Academy (high scho ...
. At the age of 16, Hollister wrote his first papers on ornithology. At the age of 18, Hollister was elected to the American Ornithologists' Union. Hollister was designated to be the assistant curator of mammals at the U.S. National Museum in 1910. In the year of 1912, Hollister worked for the Smithsonian. In the year of 1916, Ned Hollister was then designated to be the superintendent of the National Zoological Park. This is the place where he continued to work until he died. Hollister was recorded to be a man that was a quiet and keen observer, and he was very systematic in the way he worked.
Works
*''The Birds of Wisconsin'' (1903)
*''A Systematic Synopsis of Muskrats'' (1911)
*''Mammals of the Philippine Islands'' (1912)
*''Mammals of Alpine Club Expedition to Mount Robson'' (1913)
*''Philippine Land Mammals in the U.S. National Museum'' (1913)
*''A Systematic Account of the Grasshopper Mice'' (1914)
*''A Systematic Account of the Prairie-dogs''
References
American mammalogists
American taxonomists
1876 births
1924 deaths
People from Delavan, Wisconsin
Scientists from Wisconsin
19th-century American zoologists
20th-century American zoologists
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