George B. Vogt
George B. Vogt | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 10, 1920 Baltimore |
| Died | December 12, 1990 (aged 70) University of Maryland |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
| Institutions | PHS, USDA |
George Britton Vogt (1920–1990) was an American
leaf beetles.[2]
Education
George Vogt attended the
University of Maryland, where he attained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1941, and Master of Science degree in 1949.[2]
Career
After he had been awarded his Bachelor of Science degree (in 1941), Vogt began his career in 1942, when he joined
United States National Museum.[2]
From 1950 to 1952, Vogt went on several field expeditions, including the study in
alligator weed. Vogt continued to work in the branch which was succeeded by the Systematic Entomology Laboratory. In 1972, Vogt was reassigned to the Southern Weed Science Lab, in Stoneville, Mississippi.[2] In 1963 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[3]
In 1978, Vogt retired from the USDA, but continued his research in the Systematic Entomology Laboratory and Southern Weed Science Lab until his death in 1990.[2][4]
References
- ISSN 2155-9902.
- ^ a b c d e Vogt, George, at Smithsonian Institution Archives
- ^ "Historic Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- ^ "SIA RU007403, Vogt, G. B (George Britton) 1920-, George B. Vogt Papers, circa 1933-1991". Smithsonian Institution. July 11, 2011.
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