George Paul Engelhardt

George Paul Engelhardt (1871–1942) was an American entomologist.

George Paul Engelhardt
Born1871
Died1942
United States
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsBrooklyn Museum

Biography

Engelhardt was born in 1871, in Germany, where he also received his education. He came to the United States as an emigrant in 1889, and became a citizen. In 1903, he began working for the Brooklyn Museum, where he worked till his retirement in 1930. His keen interest was Aegeriidae, a family of moths. He was assisting younger generations of men, and educated them about the field, which generated a number of entomologists that came out due to his efforts, and one of them was Barnard D. Burks. He wrote only one book called American Clear-Wing Moths of the Family Aegeriidae that was not published until 4 years after his death, in 1942.[1]

References

  1. "Biography". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved April 21, 2012.


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