Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us. All 
these were honored in their generations, and were the glory of 
their times (Ecclesiasticus 44:1). 
INTRODUCTION 
The history of a science consists not only of the chronology 
of development of knowledge and ideas, but equally of the life 
stories of men and women who contribute to that science. For 
ichthyology and herpetology a significant part of this human record 
is contained in seventy-five years of the journal Copeia. 
Unfortunately this rich source of historical and biographical 
information has been largely inaccessible, as most of the death 
notices, obituaries, and biographical sketches in Copeia appeared 
in the "Editorial Notes and News" section of the journal, and are 
not included in the journal's annual index. This compilation will 
provide ready access to biographies in Copeia and, hopefully, 
stimulate an appreciation for the personalities who fostered 
modern ichthyology and herpetology. 
The index consists of three lists: the biographical articles 
arranged alphabetically by name of subject and keyed to the 
bibliography by number, an annual list of biographies, and a 
bibliography. The content of articles is coded as follows: "N" is 
a death notice only; "B" is a biography; "P" indicates a portrait 
is included; "L" identifies a biography with a bibliography. The 
biographies range in length from a few words to several pages. 
Although the distinction is arbitrary in some cases, the "B" 
category is reserved for articles that have substantial 
biographical content. Three major articles in Copeia (Dymond, 1964, 
(1):2-33; Myers, 1964, (1):34-41; Hubbs, 1964, (1):42-60) are not 
indexed. Although they contain biographical information, these 
articles are primarily historical reviews. 
Much of the credit for documenting the lives of 
ichthyologists and herpetologists in Copeia belongs to two of our 
late colleagues, incidentally also my "scientific grandfathers." 
The first of these, Carl L. Hubbs, had an unusually strong sense 
of the importance of the historical perspective. Perhaps this was 
because his career spanned critical years in the transition to the 
modern era, as did that of his mentor David Starr Jordan. Hubbs was 
by far the most prolific contributor of biographical articles to 
Copeia (24 signed articles and dozens of unsigned notes). Moreover, 
as first ichthyological editor (1930-1937) of the "new series" of 
Copeia, he pioneered regular incorporation of biographical 
information in "Editorial Notes and News." George S. Myers is 
second to Hubbs in number of biographies published in Copeia, but 
his contributions are models of sympathetic and _ insightful 
biography. To these two, indeed to all who have contributed to this 
unique record, we owe our gratitude. I thank Alan E. Leviton for 
(indirectly) suggesting this project, and M. Therése Giles for 
enduring patience. 
