Margaret Hamilton Storey
U.S. zoologist
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Margaret Hamilton Storey (July 31, 1900 – October 18, 1960) was an American museum curator, herpetologist and ichthyologist. She worked for the Stanford University Natural History Museum for over 25 years.
Stanford University (M.A.)
Margaret Hamilton Storey | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1900 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 1960 |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (A.B.) Stanford University (M.A.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Herpetology, Ichthyology |
| Institutions | Stanford University Natural History Museum |
Biography
Storey was born in San Francisco, California, into an educated household.[1] Her father, Thomas Storey, was the founder of the Stanford University School of Health.[2] Storey attended Cornell University, receiving an A.B. degree in 1922 and received her master's degree in 1936 from Stanford University.[3] She began working at the Stanford Natural History Museum first as a volunteer, but in 1940, was given a "regular staff appointment."[1] Storey worked as both a curator at the museum and also as a librarian of the zoological book collection[1] She worked closely with George S. Myers, supervising the curating.[4] She also edited the Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin and Occasional Papers.[1] She would work at the museum for over twenty-five years.[5]
Storey collected herpetological specimens from the United States Southwest deserts, the Rocky Mountains and Maine.[6] She contributed notes, information and corrections for books about reptiles and amphibians.[7][8] She described several fish species, including Bascanichthys paulensis, Harengula majorina and Callechelys perryae, and, with Myers, Hesperomyrus fryi. A species of Cuban gecko, Sphaerodactylus storeyae, and a species of triplefin blenny, Axoclinus storeyae, are named in her honor.[9][10] Storey and Myers were also very involved in the Stanford Zoology Club, which dated back to the 1890s and in an ichthyology club called the Fishverein.[4]
Storey also served as the only woman Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) track timer in the country for twenty six years.[2]
Storey died after surgery on October 18, 1960.[2] An award, given to the most improved runner on the Stanford Cardinals team, is named after her.[11]
Publications
- Storey, Margaret (1937). "The Relation Between Normal Range and Mortality of Fishes due to Cold at Sanibel Island, Florida". Ecology. 18 (1): 10–26. Bibcode:1937Ecol...18...10S. doi:10.2307/1932700. JSTOR 1932700. PMC 5822641. PMID 29466976.
- Storey, Margaret (1939). "Contributions toward a revision of the Ophichthyid eels. 1, The genera Callechelys and Bascanichthys, with descriptions of new species and notes on Myrichthys". Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin. 1 (3).
Taxon described by her
Taxon named in her honor
- The Triplefin Blenny Axoclinus storeyae (Brock, 1940)[10]
- Sphaerodactylus storeyae, also known commonly as the Isle of Pines sphaero or the Los Canarreos geckolet, is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Isla de la Juventud in Cuba.[12]
