Herbert Spencer Barber
Herbert Spencer Barber | |
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Born | 1882 |
Died | 1950 |
Nationality | American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Entomology |
Herbert Spencer Barber (1882 – 1950) was an American entomologist.[1]
Herbert was born on April 12, 1882, in Yankton, South Dakota, to Amherst Willoughby and Velma Barber. His father, a civil engineer, was greatly interested in natural sciences. He grew up attending public schools in Orlando, Florida, and then attended high school for two years in Washington, D.C. Beyond this he received very little formal education, although he did take some night classes.
As a child he had become interested in insects, and in 1898 he worked with Dr. E. A. Schwartz as assistant preparator of insects in the National Museum in Washington. He held his position until 1902 and came back again from 1904 to 1908. During the years 1902 to 1904 he studied cotton insects in southern fields under the
In 1913, Barber published two papers about
Barber was a naturalist with wide interests. He was an internationally recognized authority on
Barber belonged to the
As a member of the Washington Biologists' Field Club, Barber spent a lot of time on Plummers Island studying the beetles there with Dr. Schwartz.
Barber died on June 1, 1950.
References
- ^ Herbert Spencer Barber at the SIA archives.