William Parks (paleontologist)

William Arthur Parks
William Arthur Parks
Born	December 11, 1868
Died	October 3, 1936 (aged 67)
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Awards	Foreign Member of the Royal Society[1]
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Toronto

William Arthur Parks (11 December 1868 – 3 October 1936) was a Canadian geologist and paleontologist, following in the tradition of Lawrence Lambe.

Parks was born in Hamilton, Ontario. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1892, Parks joined the University of Toronto's staff, where he taught geology, paleontology, and mineralogy. He went on to earn a PhD in 1900. He wrote 80 scientific papers in his lifetime. Parks died in Toronto, Ontario, in 1936.

Named taxa

1922 Parasaurolophus
1923 Lambeosaurus
1924 Dyoplosaurus
1925 Arrhinoceratops

Honors

Parksosaurus was named in his honor by Charles M. Sternberg in 1937.

References

Jones, O. T. (1938). "William Arthur Parks. 1868-1936". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2 (6): 260–263. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1938.0006.

Russell, Loris S. (20 January 2014). "William Arthur Parks". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada.

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by John C. McLennan	President of the Royal Society of Canada 1925–1926	Succeeded by James H. Coyne

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[frs-1] Jones, O. T. (1938). "William Arthur Parks. 1868-1936". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2 (6): 260–263. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1938.0006.