"A man of vigorous, definite, judicial, but amiable personality. It seems almost unnecessary to attempt to put into words a characterization of one so well known to zoologists of this country. He is easy to meet, interested in those with whom he comes in contact, and gifted with a good memory for names and faces. A genuine sense of humor crops out unexpectedly to illuminate many a situation, as in his famous remark that 'wooden legs are not inherited, although wooden heads may be' or his equally well-known observation in regard to the anti-evolutionists, 'Apparently the anti-evolutionist expects to see a monkey or an ass transformed into a man, though he must be familiar enough with the reverse process."
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Aute Richards, cited in: "Edwin Grant Conklin 1863-1952 : A Biographical Memoir" by E. Newton Harvey, National Academy of Sciences, 1958
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Edwin Grant Conklin
Edwin Grant Conklin (November 24, 1863 – November 20, 1952) was an American biologist and zoologist.
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