Allan Bé

Allan Wie Hwa Bé (1921[1] – October 13, 1983) was a micropaleontologist. He was considered a pioneer in research about planktonic foraminiferal ecology.[2][3] He also served as president of the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research.[2]

Allan Wie Hwa Bé
Born1921
Died13 October 1983
Scientific career
FieldsMicropaleontology
InstitutionsLamont–Doherty Earth Observatory
Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
A plotting chart created by Bé

Personal life

Bé enjoyed cross-country skiing and swimming. He died suddenly October 13, 1983.[2]

Career

Bé worked primarily out of the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. In the mid 20th-century he researched the distribution of planktonic foraminifera species in the environment based on the seasons, and developed taxonomy work about the species. In the 1970s and 1980s, he worked with O. Roger Anderson, exploring how environmental changes affect individual planktonic foraminifera. He published an average of five papers per year, to a total of approximately 100. He served as president of the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research.[2]

Bibliography
  • Bé, Allan W. H. Biology of planktonic foraminifera. Berkeley: University of California (1982).
  • Bé, Allan W. H. and Andrew McIntyre. Paleoecology of Coccolithophorids and Planktonic Foraminifera in Deep-sea Sediments: An Electron-microscopic Study. New York: Columbia University in the City of New York, Lamont Geological Observatory (1965).

References
  1. "85040008". VIAF. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. Ruddimann, W.A. "Allan W. H. Bé—An appreciation". Researcher Gallery. Cushman Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. Nakasone, Sonoe. "Sailing the Seas with Allan Bé". Field Book Project. National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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