Clyde Roper
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Clyde F. E. Roper (born 1937) is a zoologist at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He has organised a number of expeditions to New Zealand to study giant squid, including in 1997[1] and 1999.[2] He graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1959.
Long associated with the National Museum of Natural History, he joined the Smithsonian Institution in 1966.[3][4]
He was featured in an episode of Errol Morris' TV series First Person (Season 1, Episode 7).
Roper has two adult children and five grandchildren.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ In Search of Giant Squid - An Expedition into the Depths of the Last Frontier Archived 2013-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Roper, I., G.C. Feldman, C.F.E. Roper, B. Brennan, D. Tracey, S. O'Shea & M.V. deGruy (18 February–27 March 1999). In Search of Giant Squid: New Zealand - 1999: Expedition Journals Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. Smithsonian Natural History web home page. (edited entries Archived 2015-12-21 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ Ellis, R. (1 November 2005). "35 Who Made a Difference: Clyde Roper" Archived 2012-12-27 at the Wayback Machine. Smithsonian magazine.
- ^ Anonymous (29 April 2013). Clyde Roper’s Quest For The Giant Squid. Bernews.
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