Letters received by Edwin A. Popenoe, 1873-1878.

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Letters received by Edwin A. Popenoe, 1873-1878.

Include letters from John L. LeConte and George H. Horn, concerning identification of entomological specimens.

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Horn, George H. (George Henry), 1917-

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Popenoe, Edwin A...

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LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883

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American entomologist John L. LeConte was the son of distinguished entomologist John LeConte. Born in New York and educated as a physician, LeConte's inheritance meant he never had to practice medicine; instead, he continued his father's work in entomology, publishing his first paper at the age of nineteen. He travelled across the United States and later the world collecting and describing insects, especially beetles. Many of his papers were translated and republished in Europe, and the collecti...