Artie L. Metcalf

Artie Lou Metcalf (July 5, 1929 – January 31, 2016) was an American malacologist.
Family.
Metcalf was born in Dexter, Kansas, the son of Art and Lucile Metcalf.
Education.
Metcalf completed his undergraduate work in 1956 at Kansas State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education/Zoology. He went on to earn a Master of Arts in Zoology in 1957 also from Kansas State. In 1964 Metcalf earned a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Kansas. Metcalf continued his education, earning a Master of Arts in Spanish in 1990 at the University of Texas at El Paso. In keeping with his biology background, his thesis is titled "Observaciones sobre nombres de aves mexicanas".
Career.
Metcalf began his career in 1949 teaching elementary school at Glenwood, a rural school near Dexter, Kansas. In 1962 he became an Instructor in the Department of Biological Science at the University of Texas at El Paso where he ended his career as Professor Emeritus and Curator of Biodiversity Collections.