Kenneth C. Brugger
Kenneth C. Brugger | |
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Born | 16 June 1918 |
Died | 25 November 1998 | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Research on monarch butterflies |
Kenneth C. Brugger (16 June 1918 – 25 November 1998) was an American naturalist and self-taught textile engineer. He is noted for discovering, with his wife Catalina Trail, the location of the overwintering sites of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus.
Life and career
Brugger was born 16 June 1918 in
Monarch research
In 1972 Brugger was working in
In 1973, after seeing the ad, Brugger convinced Catalina Aguado to search for the butterflies with him. They searched for several years, first as volunteers, then as paid assistants to the Urquharts. In 1974 he married Catalina Aguado, a fellow butterfly lover.
Brugger and Catalina Aguado (who later remarried and became known as Catalina Trail) separated in 1991 and eventually divorced; they had one son.[3]
Recognition
Brugger's search and discovery is dramatized in the IMAX film Flight of the Butterflies.[5]
References
- ^ a b Thomas, Robert McGee Jr. (12 December 1998). "Kenneth C. Brugger, 80, Dies; Unlocked a Butterfly Mystery". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Frederick Urquhart—A Short Biography". Urquhart Butterfly Garden. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ a b Maeckle, Monika (10 July 2012). "Founder of the Monarch Butterfly Roosting Sites in Mexico Lives a Quiet Life in Austin, Texas". Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Urquhart, Fred A. (August 1976). "Found at last: the monarch's winter home". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Flight of the Butterflies". Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.