Essig, E. O. 1884-1964

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Name (Latin)
Essig, E. O. 1884-1964
Other forms of name
Essig, Edward Oliver, 1884-1964
Essig, E. O. (Edward Oliver), 1884-
Essig, E. O. (Edward Oliver), b. 1884
Essig, Edward Oliver, 1884-
Date of birth
1884-09-29
Date of death
1964-11-23
Occupation
College teachers
Entomologists
Horticulturists
Zoologists
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 7758558
Wikidata: Q3048631
Library of congress: n 85814197
TAU10: 000359433
Sources of Information

Wikipedia description:

Edward Oliver Essig (29 September 1884 Arcadia, Indiana – 23 November 1964, Lafayette, California) was an American entomologist who specialized in the Hemiptera. Essig was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He wrote Injurious and Beneficial Insects of California (1913), Insects of Western North America (1926), A History of Entomology (1931), College Entomology (1942) and several hundred scientific works on Hemiptera.The Essig Museum of Entomology at UC Berkeley is named for him. He was also interested in horticulture and wrote A check-list of Fuchsias. American Fuchsia Society (1936).

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