JSG
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
American zoologist
A.K.A.
John S Garth, J S Garth, John S. Garth
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1909(Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
Death:
1993
Education:
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Cornell University
Ithaca, Tompkins County, USA
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, USA
Employers:
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
The details
Biography
Introduction
John Shrader Garth (1909–1993) was a 20th-century American naturalist and professor who specialized in marine crustaceans and butterflies. The crab genus Johngarthia is named for him.
Marriage, family, and later life
Garth married Isla Lora Detter in 1940. They had one child, daughter Linda Jean, born January 16, 1945. Linda Jean died suddenly on October 20, 1967. She was not married and had no children. John Garth died October 18, 1993, at his home in Long Beach. Isla Garth died in 2007.