Ed Ricketts

Edward "Ed " Flanders Robb Ricketts ( born May 14, 1897 in Chicago, † May 11, 1948 ) was an American marine biologist and philosopher. He became known as John Steinbeck's friend, who has put it in the character of "Doc" in the novels The Cannery and blissful Thursday literary monuments.

Life

Ed Ricketts was born in Chicago, a study began in Illinois, but left the university soon to go on trips. He served during the First World War in an Army Medical Corps and then went back to university, this time to Chicago, but left without a degree. In 1923 he opened the Pacific Biological Laboratories, schools and other facilities supplied with biologics. This company - who repeatedly changed her address - along with their owner ( "Doc" ) is found in John Steinbeck's novels Cannery Row ( The Cannery ) and Sweet Thursday ( blissful Thursday) again; in other works Steinbeck's Ed Ricketts has left its mark. However, Steinbeck Ricketts has not 1:1 portrays, but simply used as a model for his fictional characters. The presentation of "Doc" in the film adaptation of Cannery Row is likely to differ from the archetype Ed Ricketts even more.

1925 Ricketts published an article on his march through North America ( Vagabonding Through Dixie, Traveler 6/1925 ). He moved in this period several times the residence and moved from Pacific Grove to Carmel, and thence to Monterey. 1936 burned his laboratory and residence, where were regular guests include Joseph Campbell and Henry Miller, from. Fortunately, he had already sent the manuscript of his book Between Pacific Tides at Stanford University. The first edition appeared in 1939; the work is still in use today at several universities as a standard manual. The Sea of ​​Cortez (1941 ) was the result of a journey with Steinbeck, the Ricketts had known since 1930. In later editions of the research results Ricketts ', which account for a substantial part of this book were temporarily pushed into the background, but later they were given their rightful place again.

After Ricketts ' marriage was with his first wife, Anna, with whom he had three children, failed, he now lived with Toni Jackson before he married Alice Campbell in early 1948. A few months later he died after his car was hit by a train. Another planned trip with John Steinbeck therefore no longer came.

In 1936 fire numerous manuscripts were probably destroyed, never reconstructed Ricketts more. Nevertheless, it was 1978, a collection of his scientific works under the title The Outer Shores are issued. The crab Pycnogonum rickettsi is named after Ed Ricketts, as well as the Catriona rickettsi. There was or is also a boat named " Ed Ricketts RV " and " Ricketts Row" in Pacific Grove.

  • Author
  • Americans
  • John Steinbeck
  • Born 1897
  • Died in 1948
  • Man
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