Hobart Muir Smith

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Hobart Muir Smith ( born September 26, 1912 in Stanwood (Iowa), USA, † March 4, 2013 in Boulder), born Frederick William Stouffer, was an American herpetologist. He died at the nursing home at The Villas at the Atrium in Boulder.

Life and work

Smith has discovered and described more than 100 new reptiles and amphibians. In addition, at least five species have been named after him, eg the snake Tantilla hobartsmithi and Anolis Anolis hobartsmithi. Smith was productive well into old age and even published in his last year of life science articles. With more than 1,600 published manuscripts, he is the most published herpetologist.