In memoriam: S. Dillon Ripley, 1913-2001

Auk, The, Oct 2002 by Beehler, Bruce M, Pasquier, Roger F, King, Warren B

Ripley's several hundred scholarly publications focused principally on distribution, systematics, and taxonomy of birds of Asia and the Pacific. Whereas these may have been superseded, S. Dillon Ripley's influence endures. His intelligence, beneficence, and leadership touched a whole generation of researchers, from Panama to Papua New Guinea, from Indonesia to the Galapagos, and from the Philippines to Sri Lanka. His legacy to natural history and nature conservation will not soon be forgotten.

Dillon Ripley is survived by his three daughters, Julie, Rosemary, and Sylvia, and 11 grandchildren.

BRUCE M. BEEHLER,1 ROGER E PASQUIER,2 AND WARREN B. KINGS3

1Asia-Pacific Division, Conservation International, Washington, D.C. 20036, USA;

2Environmental Defense, 257 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10010, USA; and

3P.0. Box 77, Ripton, Vermont 05766, USA