Victor Ernest Shelford
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1877 – 1968
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Who was Victor Ernest Shelford?
Victor Ernest Shelford was an American zoologist and animal ecologist who helped to establish ecology as a distinct field of study. Shelford's early visits to Volo Bog in Northern Illinois helped establish its ecological significance. Volo Bog became the first purchase of the Illinois Nature Conservancy, with the help of the fund-raising efforts of Cyrus Mark, the first president of the Illinois Nature Conservancy.
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- Born
- Sep 22, 1877
Chemung - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Chicago
- West Virginia University
- Employment
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Died
- Dec 27, 1968
Urbana
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on July 23, 2013
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