# Joseph R. Slevin

> Joseph Richard Slevin was an American herpetologist and the second curator of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences, with which he was affiliated for over 50 years. He collected reptile and amphibian specimens from around the world, notably in the Galápagos Islands in a 17-month expedition, and was largely responsible for re-growing the academy's herpetological collection following its destruction in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. He wrote or co-wrote nearly 60 scientific papers, and is commemorated in the scientific names of over a dozen species or subspecies of animals and plants.

*American herpetologist*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1881-09-13
- **Died:** 1957-02-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 5.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Joseph Richard Slevin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Richard_Slevin)
- [چوزيف آر. سليڤين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%A2%D8%B1._%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%DA%A4%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [جوزف ریچارد سلین](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%81_%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86)
- [Joseph Richard Slevin](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Richard_Slevin)
- [Joseph Richard Slevin](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Richard_Slevin)
- [Joseph Richard Slevin](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Richard_Slevin)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22114178)

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