Ed Ricketts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ed Ricketts

American marine biologist

Date of Birth: 14-May-1897

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 11-May-1948

Profession: writer, zoologist, biologist, marine biologist, philosopher, novelist, ecologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Edward Flanders Robb Ricketts (May 14, 1897 – May 11, 1948) commonly known as Ed Ricketts, was an American marine biologist, ecologist, and philosopher.
He is best known for Between Pacific Tides (1939), a pioneering study of intertidal ecology, and for his influence on writer John Steinbeck, which resulted in their collaboration on the Sea of Cortez, later republished as The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951).