Frederic Brewster Loomis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederic Brewster Loomis

American geologist

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1873

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1937

Profession: university teacher, paleontologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Frederic Brewster Loomis (November 22, 1873 – July 28, 1937) was an American paleontologist.
Educated at Amherst College and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, he spent his entire professional career at Amherst.
His specialty was vertebrate paleontology.
Many fossils he uncovered during his extensive field work are still exhibited at Amherst's Beneski Museum of Natural History.
He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Geological Society of America, and president of the Paleontological Society.