Person

Johnson, David Horn (1912 - 1996)

Born
1912
U.S.A.
Died
12 August 1996
U.S.A.
Occupation
Mammalogist

Summary

David Johnson was a mammalogist whose research focused on Asiatic mammals. His interest stemmed from the time he spent in Guam during WWII when stationed at the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit 2. He published widely on mammals of Korea, Nepal and the Pacific islands. For over 25 years he worked in the Division of Mammals at the United States National Museum, heading the Division from 1948 to 1965. In 1948 he was appointed to the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Results from his examination of specimens collected during the Expedition were published in volume 4 of the Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land(1964).

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Chronology

1941 - 1948
Career position - Mammalogist, United States National Museum
1948 - 1965
Career position - Head, Division of Mammals, United States National Museum
February 1948 - November 1948
Career position - Mammalogist, American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Johnson, David H., 'Mammals of the Arnhem Land expedition' in Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 4: zoology, R. L. Specht, ed. (Parkville, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1964), pp. 427-515. Details

Journal Articles

  • Johnson, D. H., 'Four new mammals from the Northern Territory of Australia', Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 72 (1995), 183-7. Details

See also

Helen Cohn

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