Louis G. Gentner Papers 1829-1980 1914-1980

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Louis G. Gentner Papers 1829-1980 1914-1980

These papers were generated by Louis G.Gentner, entomologist, alumnus and faculty member at Oregon State College.They document his coursework at Oregon Agricultural College, speciesidentification and his field research regarding insect damage tovegetation.

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Gentner, Louis G., 1892-1980

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Alumnus and entomologist, Louis G. Gentner, was born in Portland, Oregon, in February 1892. Gentner received his B.S. from Oregon Agricultural College in 1915, his M.S. from the University of Wisconsin in 1918, and completed his doctorate at Oregon State College in 1953. He did his post-graduate work at Oregon State College in 1945 and 1946. After working as an entomologist in Wisconsin and Michigan, he became associate entomologist and assistant superintendent of the Southern Oregon Branch Expe...

Oregon Agricultural College

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Oregon State University. Dept. of Entomology.

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Entomology has been taught at Oregon State since 1873. A Department of Zoology and Entomology was established in 1889, with F. L. Washburn as the chair. In 1914, Entomology was made a separate department and an undergraduate major was created. An M.S. in Entomology was begun in 1911, and in 1938 a Ph.D. program began. Since 1923, the department has been a part of both the Colleges of Science and Agricultural Sciences. From the description of Entomology Department records, 1887-2003. ...