Aprill 131 19581 D»as, Walter Kenrick Fisher IN MEMORIAM: WALTER KENRICK FISHER BY JOHN DAVIS WALTER KENRICK FISHER, a Fellow Emeritus of the American Ornithologif;ts' Union, died at Carmel Valley, California, on November 2, 1953. He was born at Ossining, New York, on February 1, 1878, the son of Albert Kenrick and Alwilda (Merritt) Fisher. Walter Fisher's interest in zoology undoubtedly resulted, in part, from the influence of his father, who was a co-founder of what is now the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and who, for over 46 years, was connected with the various agencies that preceded the establishment of that service. In early boyhood, Fisher became interested in painting and sketching, and for a time he considered becoming an artist After turning to biology, he combined his skills as an artist and scientist, beautifully illustrating his own scientific papers. Fisher attended Stanford University, where he received the A.B. in 1901, M.A. in 1903, and Ph.D. in zoology in 1906. While an under- graduate, his scientific interests lay mainly in the field of ornithology. He joined the American Ornithologists' Union as an Associate Member in 1899, and he was elected a Member in 1901, a Fellow in 1905, and a Fellow Emeritus in 1920. He joined the Cooper Ornithological Club in 1900, and served as both President and Vice-President of the Northern Diviion of that organization. He also served as Associate Editor of the Condor in 1901 and 1902, and as Editor from December, 1902, until the end of 1905. He was elected an Honorary Member of the Cooper Ornithological Society in 1952. His skill as an artist was manifested in his design for the cover of the Condor, which was used from 1902 through 1946. He also published in the Condor for 1901 a series of six cartoons, lampooning such leading ornithological figures of the day as Merriam, Chapman, Dwight, Sage, Deane, A. K. Fisher, Mearns, and others. Younger ornithologists, to whom such names are but legends, will be rewarded by an examination of these cartoons, with their reminder that scientific ornithology was not always the rather humorless pursuit that we know today. Despite his interest in ornithology, Fisher turned to other fields of biology for his graduate work. He worked briefly in botany, but soon returned to zoology, specializing in invertebrates, especially the echino- derms. He quickly became a leading authority on this group and achieved international recognition as an expert not only on the Echinodermata, but on the Sipunculoidea and Echiuroidea as well. Although the greater part of his published writings deal with invertebrates, Fisher published a number of papers on birds in the Auk, the Condor, and in various , OCR Text: Aprill 131 19581 D»as, Walter Kenrick Fisher IN MEMORIAM: WALTER KENRICK FISHER BY JOHN DAVIS WALTER KENRICK FISHER, a Fellow Emeritus of the American Ornithologif;ts' Union, died at Carmel Valley, California, on November 2, 1953. He was born at Ossining, New York, on February 1, 1878, the son of Albert Kenrick and Alwilda (Merritt) Fisher. Walter Fisher's interest in zoology undoubtedly resulted, in part, from the influence of his father, who was a co-founder of what is now the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and who, for over 46 years, was connected with the various agencies that preceded the establishment of that service. In early boyhood, Fisher became interested in painting and sketching, and for a time he considered becoming an artist After turning to biology, he combined his skills as an artist and scientist, beautifully illustrating his own scientific papers. Fisher attended Stanford University, where he received the A.B. in 1901, M.A. in 1903, and Ph.D. in zoology in 1906. While an under- graduate, his scientific interests lay mainly in the field of ornithology. He joined the American Ornithologists' Union as an Associate Member in 1899, and he was elected a Member in 1901, a Fellow in 1905, and a Fellow Emeritus in 1920. He joined the Cooper Ornithological Club in 1900, and served as both President and Vice-President of the Northern Diviion of that organization. He also served as Associate Editor of the Condor in 1901 and 1902, and as Editor from December, 1902, until the end of 1905. He was elected an Honorary Member of the Cooper Ornithological Society in 1952. His skill as an artist was manifested in his design for the cover of the Condor, which was used from 1902 through 1946. He also published in the Condor for 1901 a series of six cartoons, lampooning such leading ornithological figures of the day as Merriam, Chapman, Dwight, Sage, Deane, A. K. Fisher, Mearns, and others. Younger ornithologists, to whom such names are but legends, will be rewarded by an examination of these cartoons, with their reminder that scientific ornithology was not always the rather humorless pursuit that we know today. Despite his interest in ornithology, Fisher turned to other fields of biology for his graduate work. He worked briefly in botany, but soon returned to zoology, specializing in invertebrates, especially the echino- derms. He quickly became a leading authority on this group and achieved international recognition as an expert not only on the Echinodermata, but on the Sipunculoidea and Echiuroidea as well. Although the greater part of his published writings deal with invertebrates, Fisher published a number of papers on birds in the Auk, the Condor, and in various , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,E through F File names,Fisher, Walter,FISHER, WALTER K._006.pdf,FISHER, WALTER K._006.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: FISHER,WALTER K._006.PDF, FISHER, WALTER K._006.pdf 1 Page 1