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Lawrence W. Saylor, Coleopterist Extraordinaire, Brett C. Ratcliffe
Lawrence W. Saylor, Coleopterist Extraordinaire, Brett C. Ratcliffe
Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications
Lawrence Saylor was a preeminent scarab beetle taxonomist during the 1930s and 1940s who produced a large and significant body of taxonomic work in a relatively short period of time. We know very little about him due, in some measure, to the fact that insect taxonomy was a sideline to his many other professional employments. A review of Saylor’s life is provided here based upon new information recently acquired as well as a brief review of his scientific publications.
Profile: Gerald D. Schmidt (1934-1990), Scott Lyell Gardner, John E. Ubelaker
Profile: Gerald D. Schmidt (1934-1990), Scott Lyell Gardner, John E. Ubelaker
Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications
Gerald D. Schmidt was born March 12, 1934 in Greeley, Colorado. After finishing his undergraduate degree in Biology at Colorado College in Greeley (now the University of Northern Colorado) Dr. Schmidt went on to receive his masters degree from Colorado State University (CSU) in 1962 and his Ph.D. in 1964 also from CSU. While At CSU he worked under Dr. O. W. Olsen, first on the helminth parasites of the common snipe, and then, for his doctorate, he studied the embryological development of the Acanthocephala. He became a member of the faculty of UNC in Greeley In 1966. His collaboration …
Dr. Benjamin (Ben) Goodwin Chitwood, William F. Mai, Armand Maggenti
Dr. Benjamin (Ben) Goodwin Chitwood, William F. Mai, Armand Maggenti
Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications
An overview of the life and work of Dr. Benjamin (Ben) Goodwin Chitwood (1907-1972), nematologist with the United States Department of Agriculture.