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Charles Doolittle Walcott
Sekretaris Smithsonian Institution ke-4
Masa jabatan 1907–1927
Pendahulu Samuel Pierpont Langley Pengganti Charles Greeley Abbot
Direktur United States Geological Survey ke-3
Masa jabatan 1894 (1894) – 1907 (1907)
Pendahulu John Wesley Powell Pengganti George Otis Smith
Direktur National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ke-4
Masa jabatan 1920–1927
Presiden	Calvin Coolidge
Pendahulu John R. Freeman Pengganti Joseph Sweetman Ames
Informasi pribadi
Lahir	(1850-03-31)31 Maret 1850 New York Mills, New York, A.S.
Meninggal	9 Februari 1927(1927-02-09) (umur 76) Washington, D.C., A.S.
Makam	Pemakaman Rock Creek Washington, D.C.
Suami/istri	Lura Ann Rust ​ ​ (m. 1872; meninggal 1876)​ Helena Breese Stevens ​ ​ (m. 1888; meninggal 1911)​ Mary Morris Vaux ​ (m. 1914)​
Anak	4
Tanda tangan
Penghargaan	Medali Bigsby (1895) Medali Wollaston (1918) Medali Mary Clark Thompson (1921)
Karier ilmiah
Bidang	Paleontologi
Institusi	Smithsonian Institution US Geological Survey
Singkatan penulis (zoologi)	Walcott
Penghargaan (1924) doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (en) (1921) Mary Clark Thompson Medal (en) (1918) Wollaston Medal (en) (1905) Hayden Memorial Geological Award (en) (1895) Bigsby Medal (en)
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Charles Doolittle Walcott (31 Maret 1850 – 9 Februari 1927) adalah seorang paleontolog, pengurus Institusi Smithsonian dari 1907 hingga 1927, dan direktur United States Geological Survey asal Amerika.^[1][2] Ia terkenal karena penemuan fosil-fosil yang terawetkan dengan baik, diantaranya adalah cetakan jaringan lunak tertua yang saat itu ditemukan, di Batu Burgess, British Columbia, Kanada.

• Walcott, Charles Doolittle (1924). Cambrian Geology and Paleontology. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection. Vol. 67. Frances Wieser (illustrations). Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD: Smithsonian Institution and The Lord Baltimore Press.
• Walcott, Charles Doolittle (1924). Nomenclature of Some Post Cambrian and Cambrian Cordilleran Formations. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection. Vol. 67. Frances Wieser (illustrations). Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD: Smithsonian Institution and The Lord Baltimore Press.
• Cambrian Brachiopoda with descriptions of new genera and species, (1905) Proceedings of the United States National Museum; v. 28.
• Cambrian faunas of China, (1905) From the Proceedings of the United States national museum, vol.xxx. 106 p.
• Cambrian Geology and Paleontology, (1910) at Internet Archive
• Correlation Papers on the Cambrian, (1890) Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey; no.81. 447 p.
• The fauna of the Lower Cambrian or Olenellus zone, (1890) Extract from the 10th annual report of the director of the U. S. Geological Survey, 1888–89, pt. I. p. 516–524.
• Fossil Medusa, (1898) Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; no.30, 201 p.
• Geology of the Eureka district, Nevada, with an atlas, (1892) Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; no.20, 419 p.
• The North American continent during Cambrian time, (1892) Extract from the 12th annual report of the director of the U.S. Geological survey, 1890–91, pt. I. pp:523–568
• Cambrian faunas of North America, (1884) from Bulletin of the U. S. Geological Survey
• The Paleontology of the Eureka District, (1884) Monographs of the United States Geological Survey; no.8, 298 p.

1. ^ Gould, Stephen Jay (1989). "Chapter IV: Walcott's Vision and the Nature of History". Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History. New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company. hlm. 240–291. ISBN 0-393-30700-X. LCCN 83-37469.
2. ^ Motter, H. L., ed. (1912). "Walcott, Charles Doolittle". The International Who's Who: Who's Who in the World: a biographical dictionary of the world's most notable living men and women. New York City, U.S.A. hlm. 1059.