Annette Braun
Annette Braun | |
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Born | Annette Frances Braun August 24, 1884 Cincinnati, Ohio , U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
Known for | microlepidoptera |
Scientific career | |
Fields | entomology |
Annette Frances Braun (August 24, 1884 – November 27, 1978) was an American
Early life and education
Braun was born on August 24, 1884, to George F. and Emma Maria (Wright) Braun in
Career
Braun began her career as a
Braun lived in Mount Washington, a suburb of Cincinnati, with her sister Emma, who was a noted botanist.[2] Part of their garden was used as an outdoor entomological and botanical laboratory, and the sisters often took field trips together.[1]
Starting in the 1910s, they walked (and later drove) hundreds of miles through the forests of eastern North America – especially Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee – in search of plant and moth specimens.[6] They were dedicated conservationists, and Braun is remembered for her efforts to preserve natural areas in Adams County, Ohio.[4]
Braun served as vice-president of the
Braun continued working and publishing into her eighties. She died on November 27, 1978, at the age of 94.
Legacy
Species named after Braun include
"Annette's Rock" is a trailside landmark named after Braun on the Lynx Prairie nature reserve in Ohio.[8]
Braun's works are archived at several different institutions. The Annette and E. Lucy Braun Papers are held by the Cincinnati History Library and Archives, which is part of the Cincinnati Museum Center. The Smithsonian Institution holds an archive that includes some 5000 of Braun's slides. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia houses her collection of 30,000 moth specimens.[2] A number of the leaf mining moth specimens have associated preserved botanical specimens, which are also housed at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[citation needed]
Selected publications
Monographs
- Evolution of the Color Pattern in the Microlepidopterous Genus Lithocolletis, 1914[9]
- Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera), 1948[10]
- Tischeriidae of America North of Mexico, 1972[11]
- "The Genus Bucculatrix in America North of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)", 1963[12]
Other writings
- "Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner," 1908[13]
- "The Frenulum and Its Retinaculum in the Lepidoptera," 1924[14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Sicherman, Barbara. Notable American women: the modern period: a biographical dictionary. Harvard University Press, 1980. p. 103.
- ^ a b c d e f g Wayne, Tiffany K. American Women of Science Since 1900: Essays AH. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO, 2011.
- ^ a b Gilligan, T. M., S. Passoa, and T. Harrison. "A Bibliography of the Works of Annette F. Braun". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, vol. 61, no. 2 (2007): 113–115.
- ^ a b "Annette Frances Braun (1884–1978)".
- ^ "Natural wonders, University of Cincinnati". 2022-09-27. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Bonta, Marcia. American women afield: writings by pioneering women naturalists. No. 20. Texas A&M University Press, 1995.
- ^ Heppner, John B. Sedge Moths of North America (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae). Flora & Fauna Publications, 1985, pp. 69–70.
- ^ Cincinnati Museum Center. "Lynx Prairie Trail Map" Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine. Cincinnati Museum Center, accessed Nov. 17, 2015.
- doi:10.5962/bhl.title.57753.)
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ American Entomological Society.; Society, American Entomological; Society, American Entomological (1948). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Vol. 13 (1948). Philadelphia: American Entomological Society.
- ^ American Entomological Society.; Society, American Entomological; Society, American Entomological (1972). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Vol. 28 (1972). Philadelphia: American Entomological Society.
- ^ American Entomological Society.; Society, American Entomological; Society, American Entomological (1963). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Vol. 18 (1963). Philadelphia: American Entomological Society.
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- ^ "Annals of the Entomological Society of America: Volume 17, Number 3 - Cornell University Library Digital Collections". digital.library.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
Further reading
- Platt, C. V. 2002. "Sisters in the science wing: The doctors Braun." Ohio Historical Society, Timeline 19(3):21.
- Solis, M. A. 1990. "Annette Frances Braun: Early concepts in lepidopteran phylogenetics." American Entomologist 36:122–126.
- Stein, L. 1988. "The sisters Braun: uncommon dedication." Cincinnati Museum of Natural History Quarterly 21(2):9–13.
- Yancey, Elissa (September 2017). "Natural wonders". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
External links
- Annette and E. Lucy Braun Papers Archived 2019-03-11 at the Wayback Machine