Addison Emery Verrill
1839–1926 (age 87)
naturalist/zoologist
Biography
Addison Emery Verrill was a pioneering American naturalist and zoologist whose curiosity about marine life helped transform scientific understanding during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He combined rigorous scholarship with a deep reverence for the wonders of the natural world as he cataloged species and mentored younger scientists.
His contributions to the study of invertebrates remain influential, and they testify to a lifelong dedication to discovery and education. In the stillness of Evergreen Cemetery, his legacy endures through the knowledge he shared and the students he inspired.