- COMSTOCK, John Henry, American entomologist : b. Janesville,
Wis., 24 Feb. 1849. He
- graduated at Cornell University 1874; was United States entomologist
at Washington, D.C., 1879-81, and since that date has been instructor
and professor of entomology and general invertebrate zoology
at Cornell. He has been a constant contributor to the literature
of his subject, the following being the more important of his
works in book form: 'Report on Cotton Insects' (1879); 'Introduction
to En tomology' (1888): 'Manual for the Study of Insects'; 'Insect
Life' (new ed. 1901); and 'Elements of Insect Anatomy' (3d ed.
1903) (with Kellogg).
-
- [Taken from "The Encyclopedia Americana" edited
by Frederick Converse Beach; (c)1905 Scientific American Compiling
Dept., New York, p. Comstock-Comstock Lode (no numbers)]
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