Albert Eide Eide Parr

Background

Parr, Albert Eide was born on August 15, 1900 in Bergen, Norway. Came to the United States, 1926, naturalized, 1932. Son of Thomas and Helga (Eide) Parr.

Education

Student, Royal University, Oslo, 1925. Doctor of Science, Yale University, 1946. Doctor of Science, Colby College, 1956.

Career

Parrosaurus missouriensis, a species of plant-eating dinosaur, is named after him. He became well acquainted with Jørgen Brunchorst, director at the Bergen Museum and developed an early interest in marine biology. He subsequently worked was an assistant in zoology at the Bergen Museum.

The couple traveled to the United States in 1926 where Parr is said to have found work "sweeping floors" New York Aquarium, in New York City.

He met American millionaire Harry Payne Bingham and the two launched a series of marine biology expeditions that segued into the founding of the Bingham Oceanographic Laboratory at Yale University"s Peabody Museum of Natural History, where Parr became Professor of Oceanography in 1938. From 1938 to 1942, Parr was director of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.

From 1942 to 1959, he was Director of the American Museum of Natural History. Among his later research areas was the classification of Alepocephalidae fish.

Achievements

• Albert Eide Parr has been listed as a noteworthy marine researcher, museum director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanographic Institute.

Interests

• The study of cities.

Connections

Married Ella Hage, December 31, 1925. Children: Hedvig, Gifford Nils, Thomas, Victoria-Johanne.

Father:

Thomas Parr

Mother:

Helga (Eide) Parr

Spouse:

Ella Hage

child:

Thomas Parr

child:

Victoria-Johanne Parr

child:

Hedvig Parr

child:

Gifford Nils Parr