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Rosa Smith Eigenmann was born on October 8, 1858 in Monmouth, Illinois
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Rosa discovered the blind goby fish.
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In 1876 Rosa met David Starr Jordan, the noted ichthyologist.
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Rosa spent the summer on a natural history tour with Jordan in Europe.
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Rosa married Carl Eigenmann on August 20, 1887.
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Carl died of a stroke on April 24, 1927.
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Rosa Smith Eigenmann died on January 12,1947 in San Diego, CA.