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Ed Ricketts
Ed Ricketts, 1937
Born
Edward Flanders Robb Ricketts
(1897-05-14)May 14, 1897
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
May 11, 1948(1948-05-11) (aged 50)
Monterey, California, U.S.
Known for
Between Pacific Tides
Scientific career
Fields
Marine biology
Edward Flanders Robb Ricketts (May 14, 1897 – May 11, 1948) was an American marine biologist, ecologist, and philosopher. Renowned as the inspiration for the character Doc in John Steinbeck's 1945 novel Cannery Row, Rickett's professional reputation is rooted in Between Pacific Tides (1939), a pioneering study of intertidal ecology. A friend and mentor of Steinbeck, they collaborated on and co-authored the book, Sea of Cortez (1941).
Eleven years later, and just three years after the death of Ed Ricketts, John Steinbeck reprinted the narrative portion of their coauthored book with a new publisher, with Steinbeck removing Ed as coauthor, adding a biography of Ed Ricketts and re-titling the book The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1946). Steinbeck also added a eulogy for Ricketts, but it was met with public backlash.[1]
Gwyn Conger Steinbeck, the writer's second wife, thought highly of Ricketts. She said, "There was such a special magic about Ed Ricketts, and, in many ways he was John's offspring; he was the source of the Steinbeck Nile."[2][better source needed]
^Tamm 2005, p. 293
^Conger Steinbeck, Gwyn. "ohn, Ed Ricketts and Me" (PDF). mylifewithjohnsteinbeck.com. My Life With John Steinbeck. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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