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Bookmark or Share- David Starr Jordan (1851-1931) | Embryo Project EncyclopediaDavid Starr Jordan studied fish and promoted eugenics in the US during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In his work, he embraced Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and described the importance of embryology in tracing phylogenic relationships.
- David Starr Jordan - WikipediaDavid Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he had served as president of Indiana University from 1884 to 1891.
- The Problematic Legacy of David Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan (1851–1931) was a widely revered ichthyologist, founding president of Stanford University, and intermittent president and curator of fish at the California Academy of Sciences. Perhaps less well-known, however fairly well-documented, was his leadership role in the American eugenics movement.
- David Starr Jordan, M. D., Ph.D. LL.D. | Hopkins Seaside Laboratory ...Below: Photograph of David Starr Jordan at age sixteen, taken on the family farm in Gainesville, New York, 1867. purl.stanford.edu/ng112zh8205. David Starr Jordan was born on January 19, 1851, in Gainesville, New York.
- Meet President Jordan | STANFORD magazineIf ever there was an R-selected man, it was David Starr Jordan." Jordan's "tradition of academic democracy and affection for the practical arts," Kennedy said, "were just right for the newer frontier."
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