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Professor of Zoology Allen Dies Saturday

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Glover Morrill Allen '01, professor of Zoology and curator of mammals at Agassiz Museum, died Saturday at his Garden Street home. He was 63 years old.

Throughout his long career Allen had been a well known ornithologist and mammalogist. He was the author of many books and scientific papers, including "Bats" and "Birds and Their Attributes." He had been an assistant to Roy Chapman Andrews in preparing the scientific results of the Asiatic expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History.

Funeral services will be held today at 2 o'clock in Story Chapel at Mt. Auburn cemetery.

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