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Bashford Dean, (1867-1928) was an American zoologist, specializing in ichtyology and expert in medieval armor. He taught zoology at Columbia University. 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... For other uses, see Armour (disambiguation). ... Columbia University is a private research university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ...

He is the author of Bibliography of Fishes (1916–23).

Categories: Zoologist stubs | 1867 births | 1928 deaths

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General Arms & Armor Bibliography (2200 words)
	A revision of Dean's original work only in that there are three additonal chapters by Grancsay.
	Chapters 3 through 9 are the same as written by Dean.
	The diagram of the evolution of helmets, for instance, was reprinted in an article in the World Encyclopedia of Art as late as 1958 (though I believe the diagram has been surpassed).

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