Charles Lee Remington
Charles Lee Remington | |
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| Born | January 19, 1922 |
| Died | May 31, 2007 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Scientist |
| Spouse | Ellen Mahoney |
| Parent(s) | Maud Skoglund Remington Pardon Sheldon Remington |
Charles Lee Remington (January 19, 1922 – May 31, 2007) was an American
Periodical Cicada preserve in Hamden, Connecticut. He developed the insect collection at the Peabody Museum of Natural History.[2] Among species named in his honor are Agathymus remingtoni (the Coahuila giant skipper) and Metajapyx remingtoni, a forcepstail
.
Biography
Remington was born to Pardon Sheldon and Maud Remington in
B.S. in 1943. During his military service in World War II, he served as a medical entomologist, throughout the Pacific, researching insect-borne diseases and centipede bites in the Philippines.[3]
After the war, Remington studied for his doctorate at Harvard. He founded the Lepidopterists' Society with Harry Clench and his first wife Jeanne Remington, mother of his three children. Remington also started a friendship with Vladimir Nabokov who was a keen amateur butterfly collector.[3]
He started teaching at
suture zones where species tended to hybridize with close relatives.[3]
With Richard Bowers and
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He died on May 31, 2007, at age 85, in Hamden, Connecticut.[5]
References
- ^ "Recalling Remington, Butterfly and Moth Expert". NPR. June 17, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
This Father's Day, host Debbie Elliott has a remembrance of the father of modern lepidoptery. Yale professor Charles Lee Remington was one of the world's foremost experts on butterflies and moths. He died last month at the age of 85.
- Yale. September 28, 2001. Archived from the originalon April 18, 2009. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ a b c "Charles Lee Remington, Butterfly Expert, Dies at 85". The New York Times. June 17, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
Charles Lee Remington, the intellectual patriarch of modern American lepidopterology, the scientific study of butterflies and moths, died on May 31 in Hamden, Connecticut. He was 85. His death was confirmed by his wife, Ellen Mahoney.
- ^ "Carrying Capacity Network". www.carryingcapacity.org. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- Yale. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2007-06-17.. The Yale scientist was known for his eclectic research interests, excellence in teaching, his facility for integrating comparative information about animals and plants from far-flung sources, and his zeal for mentoring young scientists and introducing children to the world of insects.
Charles Lee Remington, emeritus professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, field naturalist and museum curator, died on May 31 at age 85 in Hamden, Connecticut
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