Edward Flanders Robb Ricketts (14 May 1897 – 11 May 1948) was an American marine biologist, ecologist, and philosopher.
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"Some he taught how to think, others how to see or hear... Children on the beach he taught how to look for and find beautiful animals in worlds they had not suspected were there at all."
"Ricketts was a remarkable scientist and a remarkable character who probably invented modern marine ecology."
"The first director of Hopkins didn’t get along with him so Ricketts would have to wait until he was out of town to sneak into the library with the help of some sympathetic professor."