Clyde F. E. Roper (born 1937) is a zoologist at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He has organised a number of expeditions to New Zealand to study giant squid, including in 1997In Search of Giant Squid - An Expedition into the Depths of the Last Frontier . Smithsonian Institution. and 1999.Roper, I., G.C. Feldman, C.F.E. Roper, B. Brennan, D. Tracey, S. O'Shea & M.V. deGruy (18 February–27 March 1999). In Search of Giant Squid: New Zealand - 1999: Expedition Journals . Smithsonian Natural History web home page. (edited entries ) He graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1959.
Long associated with the National Museum of Natural History, he joined the Smithsonian Institution in 1966.Ellis, R. (1 November 2005). "35 Who Made a Difference: Clyde Roper" . Smithsonian magazine.Anonymous (29 April 2013). Clyde Roper’s Quest For The Giant Squid. Bernews.
He was featured in an episode of Errol Morris' TV series First Person (Season 1, Episode 7).
Roper has two adult children and five grandchildren.
See also Crittercam
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NMNH emeritus staff profile Older NMNH biography