Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige was born in 1890, in Michigan. Gaige attended the University of Michigan and obtained a Masters of Arts in 1910. Gaige, with the help of AG Ruthven, obtained a job as assistant with the museum of zoology of the University of Michigan in 1910. In 1913, Gaige married Frederick McMahon Gaige. Gaige was promoted to assistant curator and put in charge of Herpetology research in 1918. Eventually Gaige became the curator of Amphibians. Gaige and Ruthven co-authored “The Herpetology of Michigan” in 1928. In 1937, Gaige became the editor in chief of Copeia. Gaige conducted reptile and amphibian research across the United States, and was a key part of organizing American Society off Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Gaige died in 1976 mere days after her husband.
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http://ebeltz.net/herps/biogappx.html#G
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Helen%20Thompson%22
http://animals.jrank.org/pages/155/Ruthven-s-Frog-Allophrynidae-PHYSICAL-CHARACTERISTICS.html
