Charles Doolittle Walcott
(1850-1927)
American paleontologist
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Charles Doolittle Walcott (March 31, 1850 – February 9, 1927) was an American paleontologist, administrator of the Smithsonian Institution from 1907 to 1927, and geologist. He is famous for his discovery in 1909 of well-preserved fossils, including some of the oldest soft-part imprints, in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada.
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31 March 1850 New York Mills, New York, USA
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9 February 1927 (aged 76) Washington, DC, USA
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