Theodore D. A. Cockerell
American entomologist (1866–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (1866–1948) was an entomologist and systematic biologist who published nearly 4,000 papers, some of them only a few lines long. Cockerell's speciality was the insect order Hymenoptera (bees and wasps), an area of study where he described specimens from the United States, the West Indies, Honduras, the Philippines, Africa, and Asia. Cockerell named at least 5,500 species and varieties of bees and almost 150 genera and subgenera, representing over a quarter of all species of bees known during his lifetime. In addition to his extensive studies of bees, he published papers on scale insects, slugs, moths, fish scales, fungi, roses and other flowers, mollusks, and a wide variety of other plants and animals.
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell | |
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Born | (1866-08-22)22 August 1866 Norwood, Greater London |
Died | 26 January 1948(1948-01-26) (aged 81)[1] San Diego, California |
Resting place | Columbia Cemetery, Boulder, Colorado |
Citizenship | United States UK |
Alma mater | Middlesex Hospital Medical School |
Spouses | Annie Fenn Cockerell, Wilmatte Porter Cockerell |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Entomology, systematic biology |
Institutions | New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station, New Mexico Normal University, University of Colorado, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History |
Notable students | Charlotte Cortlandt Ellis |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Cockerell |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | Ckll.[2] |