Collection, 1921-1957 (bulk 1930-1950).

American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Insects and Spiders.

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Beebe, Charles William, 1877-1962

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Charles William Beebe (born July 29, 1877, Brooklyn, New York – died June 4, 1962, Simla, Trinadad Tobago), American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the New York Zoological Society, his deep dives in the Bathysphere, and his prolific scientific writing for academic and popular audiences. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Beebe left college before obta...

Hingston, R.W.G. (Richard William George), 1887-

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Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929

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Frederic A. (Augustus) Lucas (1852-1929) was a museum curator and adminstrator. He was born in Plymouth, MA on March 25, 1852. He received an honorary D.Sc. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1909. Lucas began his career at Ward's Natural Science Establishment in Rochester, NY. There he practiced taxidermy, osteology and museum technique. He transferred to the U.S. National Museum in 1882 and remained there until 1904. From 1904-1911 he was curator-in-chief of the Museum of the Brooklyn...

Gertsch, Willis John, 1906-

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Entomologist, specialist in arachnids. Gertsch was a Curator in the Dept. of Entomology, American Museum of Natural History, 1932-1968. From the description of Correspondence, 1930-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155510962 ...

Essig, E. O. (Edward Oliver), 1884-

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Entomologist. Born 1884 in Indiana, B.A. (1909) and M.A. (1912) degrees from Pomona College. Secretary to the California State Horticulture Commission (1911-1914); faculty member at UC Berkeley. Studied aphids. Member, Fellow, and Research Associate of the California Academy of Sciences. Also served as Academy's Corresponding Secretary (1948-1953). Died on November 23, 1964. From the description of Edward Oliver Essig papers. (California Academy of Sciences)....

Rohwer, S. A. (Sievert Allen), 1887-1951

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Schwarz, Herbert Ferlando, 1883-

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Herbert Ferlando Schwarz was an amateur entomologist who specialized in the study of stingless bees (Meliponidae). He was appointed a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History in 1921, a position he held until his death, and was the editor of Natural history magazine from 1921 to 1925. Following the death of Frank E. Lutz in 1943, Schwarz served as acting chairman of the Dept. of Insects and Spiders until 1946. Schwarz earned degrees in literature and ...

Haskins, Caryl P. (Caryl Parker), 1908-2001

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Educator, scientist. From the description of Reminiscences of Caryl Parker Haskins : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513332 ...

Kerr, Warwick Estevam

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Cockerell, Theodore D.A. (Theodore Dru Alison), 1866-1948

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Theodore Dru Allison Cockerell was born in England and came to the University of Colo., Boulder, in 1904. A naturalist, educator and philosopher, he produced nearly 4,000 publications. {Source: A Guide to Manuscript Collections, Western Historical Collections, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2nd ed., 1982, p. 20.} From the description of The red sunflower printed materials 1938-1945. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427307546 Cockerell was born in England. He w...

Lovell, John H. (John Harvey), 1860-1939

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Epithet: assistant decipherer, Foreign Office British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000630.0x00028d ...

Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935

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Paleontologist, professor of biology at Columbia University, President of Trustees 1908-1933, American Museum of Natural History vertebrate paleontologist. From the description of Henry Fairfield Osborn letter to W. Orton Tewson [manuscript], 1925 April 14. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 213468939 Henry Fairfield Osborn was a member of the Princeton class of 1877, one of the earliest graduates of the School of Science. He returned to Princeton in 1883 after gr...

Parr, Albert Eide, 1900-1991

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Albert Eide Parr, an oceanographer and ichthyologist, was director of the American Museum of Natural History from 1942 to 1959. Parr was born in Bergen, Norway, went to sea during school and college vacations, studied zoology, and was appointed assistant in the Norway Bureau of Fisheries while an undergraduate. In 1926, Parr came to the United States, worked at the New York Aquarium, and in 1927 was invited by Harry Payne Bingham to serve as naturalist on an expedition t...

Salt, George W.

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Epithet: Vicar of St. George, Bristol British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000409.0x000026 George Salt (1903-2003) grew up in Canada and studied at Harvard University. He returned to his native England in 1933, where he became a Fellow of King's College and became Lecturer in the Zoology Department of the University of Cambridge in 1937. After the second world war, he was Tutor for Advanced Students. He was elected ...

Swenk, Myron Harmon, 1883-1941

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