Axel Leonard Melander
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| Born | June 3, 1878 |
| Died | August 14, 1962 (aged 84) |
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| Fields | Entomology |
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| Thesis | A monograph of the Empididæ of North America (1902) |
Axel Leonard Melander (3 June 1878 – 14 August 1962)German Entomological Institute and the National Museum of Natural History.[3]
Educational career
He received his BS degree in 1901[4] and his MS degree on 11 June 1902[5] from the University of Texas at Austin and his ScD degree from Harvard University in 1914.[4] His master's thesis was titled, "A monograph of the Empididæ of North America."[5] He was a professor at Washington State University and retired as the chairman of the biology department of the City College of New York in 1943 after joining the faculty there on his graduation from Harvard in 1914.[6]
References
- ^ "AXEL MELANDER, ENTOMOLOGIST, 84; Retired Chairman of Biology Dept. at City College Dies". The New York Times. Riverside, California (published 1962-08-15). 1962-08-14. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- JSTOR 25077786.
- ^ "Axel Leonard Melander". bionomia.net. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ a b Abdoun, Hany. "Axel Leonard Melander". California Academy of Sciences. p. 31. Archived from the original on 2005-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
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