death_date death_place birth_place nationality field work_institutions birth_date prizes image article_title name
february 9 , 1927 -lrb- aged 76 -rrb- washington , dc , usa new york mills , new york , usa united states paleontology smithsonian institution us geological survey march 31 , 1850 bigsby medal wollaston medal mary clark thompson medal charles walcott.jpg charles doolittle walcott
 charles d. walcott
charles doolittle walcott

charles doolittle walcott -lrb- march 31 , 1850 -- february 9 , 1927 -rrb- was an american invertebrate paleontologist .
he became known for his discovery in 1909 of well-preserved fossils in the burgess shale of british columbia , canada .
