Person
- Active
- fl. 1960
- Work
- Amphibian researcher
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmenthealthcareeducation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Joseph Balsano of Marquette University completed an amphibian-collecting study on the Beaver Islands in 1960. The Beaver Beacon linked the work to a government blood-chemistry study.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified newspaper record. It does not establish Balsano’s full biography, university role, sponsor, species list, or specimen archive.
Open questions
- Which Marquette, government, or museum records preserve the study and specimens?
See also
Sources
- Identifies Joseph Balsano as being from Marquette University and says he completed collecting amphibians on the Beaver Islands as part of a government blood-chemistry study. It does not identify his department, the government sponsor, species, or specimen repository.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joseph Balsano”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/joseph-balsano/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1960, amphibian-collecting notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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