Leland Ossian Howard, Ph.D., M.D. (June 11, 1857-May 1, 1950) was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
entomologist, born at
Rockford, Ill.Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2000 U.S...
He graduated at
CornellCornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA, that is a member of the Ivy League.Cornell counts more than 255,000 living alumni, 28 Rhodes Scholars and 41 Nobel laureates affiliated with the university as faculty or students...
in 1877. He was employed by the
Department of Agriculture, and became chief of the
Bureau of EntomologyThe Bureau of Entomology was a unit within the Federal government of the United States from 1894 to 1934. It developed from a section of the Department of Agriculture which had been working on entomological researches and allied issues relating to insects....
in 1894. He was the editor of
Insect Life, lecturer on
entomologyEntomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
at several colleges and universities, and a contributor to reference books on the subject of entomology.
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Leland Ossian Howard, Ph.D., M.D. (June 11, 1857-May 1, 1950) was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
entomologist, born at
Rockford, Ill.Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2000 U.S...
He graduated at
CornellCornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA, that is a member of the Ivy League.Cornell counts more than 255,000 living alumni, 28 Rhodes Scholars and 41 Nobel laureates affiliated with the university as faculty or students...
in 1877. He was employed by the
Department of Agriculture, and became chief of the
Bureau of EntomologyThe Bureau of Entomology was a unit within the Federal government of the United States from 1894 to 1934. It developed from a section of the Department of Agriculture which had been working on entomological researches and allied issues relating to insects....
in 1894. He was the editor of
Insect Life, lecturer on
entomologyEntomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
at several colleges and universities, and a contributor to reference books on the subject of entomology. He was made permanent secretary of the
American Association for the Advancement of ScienceThe American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation between scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for...
, honorary curator in the
United States National MuseumThe Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazines...
, and consulting entomologist of the Public Health Service.
Books
- Mosquitoes (1901)
- The Insect Book (1901)
- The House Fly-Disease Carrier (1911)
- Mosquitoes of North America (1912)
- Fighting the Insects (1935) - His Autobiography.