Bruner, Lawrence

Bruner was an eminent entomologist, specializing in orthoptera; born Mar. 2, 1856, in Catasauga, Penn.; moved to Omaha, Neb., with his family soon after his birth and to West Point, Neb., 1870; appointed field assistant to the U.S. Entomological Commission, 1878; appointed entomologist of the Nebraska Experiment Station, 1888; appointed professor of entomology and ornithology, University of Nebraska, 1895; awarded honorary B.S., University of Nebraska, 1897; elected president of the American Association of Economic Entomologists, 1899; named "Nebraska's most distinguished citizen," and represented the state at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915; retired from University of Nebraska, 1931; died Jan. 30, 1937, Berkeley, Calif.

From the description of Papers, 1871-1937. (University of Nebraska - Lincoln). WorldCat record id: 33074141

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