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[ FAQ 9 Search @ Memberlist IiI Usergroups E Register 11 Profile @8 Log in to check your private messages M Log in Fisher, Walter Kenrick 1878-1953 noted scientist CAGenWeb Monterey County Genealogy Forum Index -> Obituaries - El :g newtopit 1 poltr¢'P Carmelo Cemetery Author Mary S Taylor View previous topic :: View next topic Message D Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:21 am Post subject: Fisher, Walter Kenrick 1878- ND-quiwl 1953 noted scientist Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 13206 Location: Fresno, CA Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 3, 1953 pl Peninsula Scientist Dies at 75 The unexpected death yesterday evening of Walter Kenrick Fisher, Ph.D., world- famed marine biologist and recognized authority on starfish and sea urchins, brings a deep sense of loss to this community in which he spent the past 35 years. Dr. Fisher died at 6 o'clock in his Carmel Valley home, following a succession of heart attacks. Apparently in the best of health, with no past cardiac history, he was first stricken a week ago, but rallied after a brief hospitalization. His wife, Anne Fisher, noted author of "Cathedral in the Sun," and other works, had returned from a visit to her ailing mother in the San Francisco Bay area when word reached her of his first attack, and was with him when he died. Celebrated alike in the fields of science and art, Dr. Fisher was prized by his many friends as a man of sterling integrity, possessing the twin gifts of humility and humor. He was born Feb. 1, 1878, in Ossining, N.Y., son of Albert Kenrick Fisher, also a distinguished scientist and one of the two men who founded the U.S. Biological Survey. As a science student, Walter Fisher attended Stanford University, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1901, his M.A. in 1903, and his Ph.D. in 1906. From 1897 to 1901 he served as a special field naturalist, with the U.S. Biological Survey in Washington, D.C. and in 1902 began his long association with the Stanford University faculty, rising from assistant in zoology to full professorship during the years 1925-1943, retiring in the latter year. From 1917 to his retirement Dr. Fisher served as director of the Hopkins Marine Laboratory, Stanford's Pacific Grove station, and with his wife, the former Evelyn Anne Benson of Denver, Colo., whom he married here in 1922, madea home at 844 Laurel Ave. In recent years the couple also maintained a home in Carmel Valley. Dr. Fisher was one of the freeholders who called the first charter convention for the City of Pacific Grove and continued to take an active interest in civic affairs. Following his retirement he served as a research associate with the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D.C. and was working on various collections for the National Museum at the time of his http://www.cagenweb.com/montereybbs/viewtopic.php?t==1861&sid=b8e62c3757d8d8e52... 8/10/2010 Nt.f , OCR Text: CAGenWeb Monterey County Genealogy :: View topic - Fisher, Walter Kenrick 1878-19... Page 1 of 2 CAGenWeb Monterey County Genealogy Part of The CAGenWeb Monterey County Proiect See Forum Index for instructions on How To Register. [ FAQ 9 Search @ Memberlist IiI Usergroups E Register 11 Profile @8 Log in to check your private messages M Log in Fisher, Walter Kenrick 1878-1953 noted scientist CAGenWeb Monterey County Genealogy Forum Index -> Obituaries - El :g newtopit 1 poltr¢'P Carmelo Cemetery Author Mary S Taylor View previous topic :: View next topic Message D Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:21 am Post subject: Fisher, Walter Kenrick 1878- ND-quiwl 1953 noted scientist Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 13206 Location: Fresno, CA Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 3, 1953 pl Peninsula Scientist Dies at 75 The unexpected death yesterday evening of Walter Kenrick Fisher, Ph.D., world- famed marine biologist and recognized authority on starfish and sea urchins, brings a deep sense of loss to this community in which he spent the past 35 years. Dr. Fisher died at 6 o'clock in his Carmel Valley home, following a succession of heart attacks. Apparently in the best of health, with no past cardiac history, he was first stricken a week ago, but rallied after a brief hospitalization. His wife, Anne Fisher, noted author of "Cathedral in the Sun," and other works, had returned from a visit to her ailing mother in the San Francisco Bay area when word reached her of his first attack, and was with him when he died. Celebrated alike in the fields of science and art, Dr. Fisher was prized by his many friends as a man of sterling integrity, possessing the twin gifts of humility and humor. He was born Feb. 1, 1878, in Ossining, N.Y., son of Albert Kenrick Fisher, also a distinguished scientist and one of the two men who founded the U.S. Biological Survey. As a science student, Walter Fisher attended Stanford University, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1901, his M.A. in 1903, and his Ph.D. in 1906. From 1897 to 1901 he served as a special field naturalist, with the U.S. Biological Survey in Washington, D.C. and in 1902 began his long association with the Stanford University faculty, rising from assistant in zoology to full professorship during the years 1925-1943, retiring in the latter year. From 1917 to his retirement Dr. Fisher served as director of the Hopkins Marine Laboratory, Stanford's Pacific Grove station, and with his wife, the former Evelyn Anne Benson of Denver, Colo., whom he married here in 1922, madea home at 844 Laurel Ave. In recent years the couple also maintained a home in Carmel Valley. Dr. Fisher was one of the freeholders who called the first charter convention for the City of Pacific Grove and continued to take an active interest in civic affairs. Following his retirement he served as a research associate with the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D.C. and was working on various collections for the National Museum at the time of his http://www.cagenweb.com/montereybbs/viewtopic.php?t==1861&sid=b8e62c3757d8d8e52... 8/10/2010 Nt.f , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,E through F File names,Fisher, Walter,FISHER, WALTER K._011.pdf,FISHER, WALTER K._011.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: FISHER,WALTER K._011.PDF, FISHER, WALTER K._011.pdf 1 Page 1