Edward Laurens Mark

Edward Laurens Mark (May 30, 1847 – December 16, 1946) was an American zoologist, Hersey Professor of Anatomy and Director of the Zoological Laboratory of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University. In his landmark cytological monograph published in 1881, Mark also conceived the parenthetical referencing for citation, also known as Harvard referencing.

Edward Laurens Mark
Born(1847-05-30)May 30, 1847
Hamlet, New York
DiedDecember 16, 1946(1946-12-16) (aged 99)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan, Leipzig University
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, Anatomy
InstitutionsHarvard University
Doctoral advisorRudolf Leuckart
Doctoral studentsThomas Barbour, George Howard Parker, William Emerson Ritter, William Rees Brebner Robertson.
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