Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1937, Page 17

» reputation as a zoologist. Dr. Stejneger, Noted Scientist, Is Honored on 86th Birthday Dr. Leonhard Stejneger (left) being congretulated by Dr. Charles G. Abbot at the dinner last night in the former's honor. —Star Staff Photo. FTER a day spent “working, as usual,” Dr. Leonhard Stej- neger, head curator of biology | in the Smithsonian Institution esince 1911, relaxed in a comfortable dinner chair at the Cosmos Club last night while approximately 100 friends | ~—gathered to celebrate his 86th birth- | day anniversary—paid tribute to his| #kill as a scientist. From all parts of the world, and from every field of scientific pursuit, | the eulogies came—in letters from more than a score of foreign lands, and in brief, but none the less ap- preciative addresses by a distinguished group of fellow diners. | Included among the tributes from | beyond the borders of the United | States was a water-color painting of a bird, accompanied by this let- | ter from Maj. Allan Brooks of British | Columbia: | “It is a very long time since, as| & lad of 16, I first pored over your | book on the Commander Islands. Now I am rapidly overtaking you in years, | but that same volume is to me, as it was to my father, a constant source | for required information. | “So let this little wader, the original | of which you collected 55 years ago, expresses in a small way my very great | appreciation of your work and your| friendship.” | Came to U. S. in 1881. | Dr. Stejneger, a native of Bergen, Norway, came to ;this country in| 1881, bringing with him an established His con- nection with the Smithsonian dates from the following year, when he became an observer of the United | States Signal Service and a repre- sentative of the institution in the Kamchatka and Commander Islands. From 1884 to 1889, he was assistant curator of birds in the National Mu- seum, following this service with two years as curator of reptiles. | In 1896, at a time when the fur seals of the North Pacific Ocean were the subject of acute national and international controversy, Dr. Stej- | » neger was appointed to the United ¥ ogist; Prof. Albert H. Wright of Cor- States Fur Seal Commission. in as-| gociation with Dr. David Starr Jor-| dan and other authorities. Subse- quently, he published three major | works on the Alackan, Russian and | Japanese fur seals. As a member of the International Commission on Zoological Nomen- clature, from 1898 to the present, Dr. Stejneger has worked for the estab- lishment of rules for stabilization of | the scientific names of animals. Various Addresses The addresses at last night's din- ner—delivered in the presence of Dr. Stejneger’s wife, who also was a guest —covered various phases of the scien- tist's career. Wilhelm Morgenstierne, Norwegian Minister to the United, States, spoke of Dr. Stejneger’s youth; Dr. Alexander Wetmore, in a paper read in his absence in Venezuela by Dr. Herbert Friedmann, paid tribute to Dr. Steineger's work as an ornithol nell University discussed him as an herpetologist; Dr. William W. Mann, director of the Zoo, referred to him as & zoogeographer; Dr. C. W. Stiles, an authority on parasites, talked of him | scientific ability. as a nomenclatorist, and Dr. A. K. Fisher, formerly of the United States Biological Survey, out of a long and intimate acquaintance, described him as a man. Dr. Charles G. Abbot, secretary of the Smithsonian, pre- sided, and Dr. Stejneger responded briefly. Dr. Stejneger, who is long past the usual retirement age, has been retained in his present post by presidential order, in recognition of his unusual Despite his 86 years, he works every day from 9 am. to 4:30 p.m. Laying aside his work at 1 pm. yesterday, his usual Saturday quitting time, he attended a reception at the Norwegian Legation, then prepared for the dinner. One of the high lights of the dinner was the presentation of R. P. Tolman, director of the National Collection of Fine Arts, of an original etching of the Smithsonian Building. Dr. Stejneger, who lives at 1472 Belmont road N.W., is a member of numerous scientific organizations, in- cluding the National Academy of Sciences and the Washington Academy of Sciences. He is the author of sev- eral hundred articles and many books, all on zoology,” botany, zoological no- menclature, zoogeography and other Don't Touch RATS Let Them Die Outside ATS EAT STEARNS' Electric Paste, rush for water and fresh air to die out- side. 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