Maulsby Willett Blackman Explained

Maulsby Willett Blackman
Birth Date:1896
Death Date:1943
Nationality:American
Fields:Entomology
Workplaces:New York State College of Forestry
United States Department of Agriculture
Alma Mater:Harvard University

Maulsby Willett Blackman (1876–1943) was an American entomologist.

Biography

Blackman was born in 1876. In 1905, he received the Ph.D. degree in entomology from Harvard University. Starting from 1907 to 1929, he was on the faculty of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse. He was appointed as senior entomologist in 1929 at the Bureau of Entomology, a branch of the United States Department of Agriculture. Blackman worked there until his death in 1943. His speciality was forest entomology, during which career he spent time researching the biology and taxonomy of Scolytidae.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography. Smithsonian Institution Archives. April 20, 2012.