Hahn William Capps Explained

Hahn William Capps
Birth Date:16 December 1903
Death Date:[1]
Nationality:American
Fields:Entomology
Workplaces:United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Plant Quarantine
Alma Mater:University of Kansas

Hahn William Capps (December 16, 1903 – September 14, 1998) was an American entomologist.

Biography

Capps was born in 1903. In 1929, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas. In 1930, he joined the United States Department of Agriculture, and the same year became plant quarantine inspector for the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. In 1938, he became an assistant entomologist, and by 1940 he was made an entomologist. He kept the position until he retired in 1964. He studied larval and adult stages of Lepidoptera.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78365636 "Hahn W Capps"
  2. Web site: Biography . . April 20, 2012.