astronomy

Gilbert L. Voss

Gilbert L. Voss is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gilbert L. Voss rather than just read about it. In short: Gilbert L. Voss (1918 – 23 January 1989) was an American conservationist and oceanographer.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Gilbert L. Voss (1918 – 23 January 1989) was an American conservationist and oceanographer. He was one of the main persons behind the establishment of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, Florida and he spoke out successfully against several proposed real estate developments that might have threatened the ecology of the Florida Keys.

Early life and education Voss was born in Hypoluxo, Florida, in 1918, the son of early South Florida pioneers Captain Frederick C. Voss and his wife Lillie Pierce Voss, who was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 2012. His father was a boat captain and steam engineer. Voss grew up on the water, sailing and fishing. Voss had two brothers, Frederick Jr. and Walter, both of whom were guides and captains in tuna and bill fishing tournaments throughout Florida and the Caribbean. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Miami and a doctorate from George Washington University.

Career In 1951, Voss began his career at the University of Miami in 1951. From 1962 to 1973, he was chairman of the University of Miami's biology department. He was a research fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, editor of the Bulletin of Marine Science and editor of Studies in Tropical Oceanography. He was a professor at the university's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science when he retired in 1988. Voss published over 200 items, including 73 book reviews, 16 editorials, and 124 research papers on such diverse topics as cephalopods, fishes, crustaceans, botany, zoogeography, history of oceanography, anthropology, archaeology, fisheries, and marine and deep sea biology. He authored or co-authored descriptions of two new families or subfamilies, 6 new genera and more than 65 new species or subspecies. A teuthologist, Voss "served the leading role in American cephalopod research for nearly 40 years".

So important is his influence on the resurgence of cephalopod systematic research, hardly a paper has been published in cephalopod systematics and zoogeography, and even other aspects of cephalopod biology and fisheries, that doesn't cite at least one paper published by Voss. This has been the case for nearly 4 decades and it will continue to be so for many decades into the 21st Century. Voss authored the books Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean and Coral Reefs of Florida. A species of swimming crab, Portunus vossi, is named after him.

Personal life Voss was married to Nancy A. Voss (1929–2020), a Research Professor Emeritus and Museum Director at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. His son, Robert Voss, is the curator of the Department of Mammalogy on the Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History.

References

Further reading [Anonymous] (January 25, 1989). Gilbert L. Voss, protector of reefs, dies. [Obituary] Miami Herald, pp. 1B, 3B. [Anonymous] (January 28, 1989). A living legacy of biologist Gil Voss. [Editorial] Miami Herald, p. 26A. [Anonymous] (1989). Gilbert L. Voss, Ph.D., 1918–1989. Sea Frontiers 35(2): 68. Aldrich, F.A. (1989). A tribute to Gilbert L. Voss. Journal of Cephalopod Biology 1(1): 84–85. Clarke, M.R. (1989). Professor Gilbert L. Voss (1918–1989). Cephalopod Newsletter 11: 21–22. Lu, C.C. (1989). Tribute. Professor Dr. Gilbert L. Voss (1918–1989). Australian Shell News 68: 8. Roper, C.F.E. (1989). Gilbert L. Voss, 1918–1989. Cephalopod International Advisory Council Newsletter 4(1): 5. Roper, C.F.E. (1989). Professor Gilbert L. Voss (1918–1989). Cephalopod Newsletter 11: 22–23.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gilbert L. Voss

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gilbert L. Voss claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gilbert L. Voss before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gilbert L. Voss ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gilbert L. Voss

In research: Gilbert L. Voss appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gilbert L. Voss in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gilbert L. Voss is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1918 births, 1989 deaths, 20th-century American zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gilbert L. Voss outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Gilbert L. Voss in simple terms?

Gilbert L. Voss (1918 – 23 January 1989) was an American conservationist and oceanographer.

Why does Gilbert L. Voss matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gilbert L. Voss?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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