Ed Ricketts Bust - Monterey, CA
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N 36° 36.744 W 121° 53.912
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Ed Ricketts was a friend of John Steinbeck...and was featured in several of his works...but Ricketts was also an author.
Waymark Code: WMRP59
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2016
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This bust of Ricketts is located at the site where he was killed when hit by a train.
The plaque reads:
"Edward Ricketts
1897-1948
Marine biologist, philosopher, writer, ecologist, and friend to many, immortalized as "Doc" of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row, the real man had a profound influence on the thinking of writers, artists and scientists throught his non-teleological approach to the study of all life. Steinbeck described his as a man whose "mind had no horizons, he had an interest in everything."
At his laboratory on Cannery Row, he built up the most comprehensive file of marine tidal animals ever attempted on the Pacific Coast. His marine science writings which include Between Pacific Tides, Sea of Cortez, and The Outer Shores are still among the most respected works in the field.
His life was cut short when the car he was driving was struck by the evening train at this site on May 8, 1948. However, his influence on the world community and the people of Cannery Row will live forever.
(Dedicated March 21, 1997 by the Cannery Row Foundation)"
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