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Childs Frick (March 12, 1883 - May 8, 1965) was an American vertebrate paleontologist. He was a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History and a major benefactor of its Department of Paleontology, which in 1916 began a long partnership with him. He established its Frick Laboratory.
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2 de feb. de 2024 · Among the many fascinating people who were responsible for making the American Museum of Natural History what it is now is an enigmatic man – Childs Frick (March 12, 1883 - May 8, 1965). Frick shunned attention and publicity and as a result there is not much written about him despite his importance to AMNH and to the field of ...
Childs Frick with Mountain Nyala, c. 1911–12 Courtesy of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives, New York Frick maintained close ties to Carnegie Museum and was named Honorary Curator of Mammals in 1920, in recognition of his interest in the work of the museum and his contributions to the collections.
An estimated 400,000 specimens, representing 46 extinct and extant orders, 2,808 extinct genera, and 7,599 species are housed on seven floors of the Museum's Childs Frick Building. More than half of all the genera of mammals known to science are present in the collection.
Childs Frick (March 12, 1883 - May 8, 1965) was an American vertebrate paleontologist. He was a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History and a major benefactor of its Department of Paleontology, which in 1916 began a long partnership with him. He established its Frick Laboratory.
Building 3A, also known as the Childs Frick Building, was completed in 1973. It has 11 floors, including the basement. It was constructed in an interior courtyard and despite the fact that it is one of the tallest buildings at the Museum, it is invisible from the surrounding streets.
This map and timeline illustrate the route taken by the Childs Frick expedition through present-day Ethiopia and Kenya. Following Frick’s first trip to Africa in 1909–10, the two expeditions yielded specimens that formed the foundation of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s African mammal collection and exhibits.
