Dr. Harold S. Colton

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Harold Sellers Colton

Also Known As: ""Uncle Harold""
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: circa December 29, 1970 (84-93)
Arizona, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Sabin Woolworth Colton, Jr. and Jessie Colton (Sellers)
Husband of Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton
Father of J. Ferrell Colton and Sabin W. Colton IV
Brother of Mildred (Colton) Esty; Sabin W. Colton III; Ralph L. Colton and Suzanne B. Wilson (Colton)

Occupation: Archaeologist/Biologist/Palaeontologist/Geologist/Ornithologist/Zoologist/Museologist, Natural Historian, biologist, archaeologist, Museum Director-Founder
Managed by: Robert W. Hoge
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About Dr. Harold S. Colton

Harold Sellers Colton was a zoology professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

https://www.esa.org/history/obits/Colton_HS.pdf

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The Museum of Northern Arizona was founded in 1928 by zoologist Dr. Harold S. Colton and, his wife, artist Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is dedicated to preserving the history and cultures of northern Arizona and the Colorado Plateau.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Northern_Arizona

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Dr. Harold S. Colton's Timeline

1881
1881
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1914
August 30, 1914
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1917
1917
1970
December 29, 1970
Age 89
Arizona, United States