George Paul Engelhardt
George Paul Engelhardt (1871–1942) was an American entomologist.
George Paul Engelhardt | |
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| Born | 1871 |
| Died | 1942 United States |
| Scientific career | |
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| Institutions | Brooklyn Museum |
Biography
Engelhardt was born in 1871, in Germany, where he also received his education. He came to the United States as an emigrant in 1889, and became a citizen. In 1903, he began working for the Brooklyn Museum, where he worked till his retirement in 1930. His keen interest was Aegeriidae, a family of moths. He was assisting younger generations of men, and educated them about the field, which generated a number of entomologists that came out due to his efforts, and one of them was Barnard D. Burks. He wrote only one book called American Clear-Wing Moths of the Family Aegeriidae that was not published until 4 years after his death, in 1942.[1]
References
- "Biography". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
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