Douglas A. Rossman, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Douglas A. Rossman

American herpetologist

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1936

Date of Death: 23-Jul-2015

Profession: zoologist, herpetologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Douglas Athon "Dag" Rossman (July 4, 1936 – July 23, 2015) was a U.S.
herpetologist specializing in Garter snakes.
He studied at the University of Florida, where he was awarded a Ph.D.
in 1961.He was a professor of zoology at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He co-authored The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana (ISBN 0-8071-2077-4), and also The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology (ISBN 0-8061-2820-8). His wife, Nita Jane Rossman (born 1936), also has an interest in herpetology and even had a subspecies named after her: Thamnophis sauritus nitae, a subspecies of the Eastern ribbon snake.
She had collected the holotype for this subspecies on a field trip with her husband for his dissertation research, and he named it in her honor.Rossman also wrote The Nine Worlds: A dictionary of Norse mythology (1983), Where Legends Live: A pictorial guide to Cherokee mythic places (1988), and several other works related to Norse mythology.