# John Campbell Merriam

> John Campbell Merriam was an American paleontologist, educator, and conservationist. The first vertebrate paleontologist on the West Coast of the United States, he is best known for his taxonomy of vertebrate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, particularly with the genus Smilodon, more commonly known as the sabertooth cat. He is also known for his work to extend the reach of the National Park Service.

*American paleontologist (1869–1945)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1869-10-20
- **Died:** 1945-10-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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- [Джон Кемпбел Меріам](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B0%D0%BC)
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- [جان کمپ‌بل مریام](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%A9%D9%85%D9%BE%E2%80%8C%D8%A8%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85)
- [John Campbell Merriam](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_Merriam)
- [John Campbell Merriam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_Merriam)
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- [John Campbell Merriam](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_Merriam)
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- [John Campbell Merriam](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_Merriam)
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- [Мерриам, Джон Кэмпбелл](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BC%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q523415)

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