What is Laurence Monroe Klauber?
{{Infobox scientist |name = Laurence Monroe Klauber |image = Laurence Monroe Klauber (1924).jpg |image_size = |caption = Klauber in 1924 |birth_date = December 21, 1883 |birth_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1968|05|08|1883|12|21}} |death_place = San Diego, California, U.S. |residence = |citizenship = |nationality = [[United States|American]] |ethnicity = |field = [[Herpetology]] |work_institutions = [[San Diego Natural History Museum]], [[San Diego Zoo]] |alma_mater = [[Stanford University]] |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = |known_for = |author_abbrev_bot =|author_abbrev_zoo = |influences = |influenced = |prizes = |religion = |footnotes = |signature = }}'''Laurence Monroe Klauber''' (December 21, 1883 – May 8, 1968), was an American [[herpetology|herpetologist]], businessman and inventor. He was known for his works on [[rattlesnake]]s. He was the first curator of reptiles and amphibians at the [[San Diego Natural History Museum]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rather|first1=Terry|title=Grace Klauber Dies at 106 After Life of Civic Service|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 28, 1990}}</ref> and Consulting Curator of Reptiles for the [[San Diego Zoo]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Klauber, Laurence Monroe}} [[Category:1883 births]] [[Category:1968 deaths]] [[Category:American inventors]] [[Category:Scientists from San Diego, California]] [[Category:Businesspeople from San Diego, California]] [[Category:Stanford University alumni]] {{US-bio-stub}}