Edward Shearman Ross
Edward Shearman Ross (September 1, 1915 – March 16, 2016) was an American entomologist. He majored in entomology at the University of California, Berkeley. Before his PhD was conferred, he worked as curator of insects at the California Academy of Sciences.
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Edward Shearman Ross
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- Born
- 1 September 1915
- Birthplace
- Spokane, Washington, U.S.
- Died
- 16 March 2016
- Place of death
- Mill Valley, California, U.S.
- Field
- Entomologist
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- entomologist · zoologist · photographer · scientific collector
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- English
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Edward Shearman Ross (September 1, 1915 – March 16, 2016) was an American entomologist. He majored in entomology at the University of California, Berkeley. Before his PhD was conferred, he worked as curator of insects at the California Academy of Sciences.
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He wrote many scientific and popular articles about the biology of the insects, most notably on webspinners (Embioptera). Ross served in the United States Army and was stationed in the Philippines and New Guinea. Ross was a fellow of the Entomological Society of America since 1947. He was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1954–1955. Ross died on March 16, 2016, at his home in Mill Valley at the age of 100.
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• Born — 1 September 1915 • Birthplace — Spokane, Washington, U.S. • Died — 16 March 2016 • Place of death — Mill Valley, California, U.S. • Children — 2 • Field — Entomologist • Education — University of California, Berkeley
Family
Family
Ross married his wife Wilda, a botanist, in 1942, and had two children with her, Martha and Clark. He had three grandchildren.
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Edward Shearman Ross is recorded with the occupation scientific collector. Recorded as entomologist, zoologist, photographer and scientific collector.
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1915
Edward Shearman Ross was born on 1 September 1915.
2016
Edward Shearman Ross died on 16 March 2016.
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• Illustration — Edward Shearman Ross during an exhibit on his lifelong work achievements * * * * * • * * * * *
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- 1.Ross, Edward S. Lifelong safari: the story of a 93-year-old peripatetic insect hunter. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 54. 1. 1–16. 2009. 0066-4170.
- 2.Entomological Society of America. List of ESA Fellows.
- 3.Edward S. Ross. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
- 4.Liberatore, Paul. Edward Ross of Mill Valley, a noted scholar of insect realm, dies at 100. Marin Independent Journal. March 21, 2016.
- 5.Matheson, Robert. The Mosquito Atlas. Part I. The Nearctic Anopheles, Important Malaria Vectors of the Americas, and Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus. Edward S. Ross, H. Radcliffe Roberts. The Mosquito Atlas. Part II. Eighteen Old World Anophelines Important to Malaria. Edward S. Ross, H. Radclyffe Roberts. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 21. 2. 190–191. 1946. 10.1086/395242.
- 6.Glass, Bentley. Insects Close up. A Pictorial Guide for the Photographer and Collector by Edward S. Ross. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 30. 4. 398. 1955. 10.1086/401084.
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Edward Shearman Ross studied at University of California, Berkeley and Linfield University. His recorded influences include Edward Oliver Essig.
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