Albert John Cook (born in

Owosso, Michigan Owosso is the largest city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,194 at the 2010 census. The city is mostly surrounded by Owosso Township on its west, but the two are administered autonomously. The city wa ...

on August 30, 1842; died in Owosso on September 29, 1916) was an

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

and

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

. He spent much of his life in Michigan and graduated from the State Agricultural College, present-day

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

, in 1862. In 1867 he established the Collection of Insects at the College. As an instructor at State Agricultural College, he was extensively involved in

beekeeping Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made beehives. Honey bees in the genus '' Apis'' are the most-commonly-kept species but other honey-producing bees such as ''Melipona'' stingless bees are also kept. ...

, where he lectured on apiculture and published a pamphlet called ''The Manual of the Apiary'' in 1876, which was eventually expanded into a textbook and went through at least seventeen editions. He also spent many years in

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

as he taught at

Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it became ...

from 1894 to 1911 and after this headed California's Commission of Horticulture. He died in his childhood home in 1916.

Bibliography

*''Manual of the apiary''. Chicago: Newman & Son (1880). *''Wintering bees''. Lansing: Agricultural College of Michigan (1885). *''Report of apicultural experiments in 1891''. (1892). *''The Bee-Keeper's Guide; or Manual of the Apiary''. (17th ed.) Chicago: Newman & Son (1902).

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* 1842 births 1916 deaths American entomologists Michigan State University alumni Pomona College faculty People from Owosso, Michigan Scientists from California {{US-entomologist-stub