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John Lawrence LeConte
1825 – 1883
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJohn Lawrence LeConte was an American entomologist and a pioneer in the classification of North American beetles. His Catalogue of Coleoptera of the United States was published by the Smithsonian Institution in 1853 and was the first organized study of beetles in the United States. He described approximately 5,000 species of beetles and was known as "the father of American beetle study".
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 13, 1825
New York City
Date of death
November 15, 1883
Philadelphia
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
military physicianentomologistzoologistnaturalistphysician
Awards & honours
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Field and occupation
- americký entomolog
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