Carl Heinrich (1880 in
New York City – 1955) was an
American
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entomologist
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.
Life
He studied Greek and drama at the
University of Chicago, he moved to
Washington D.C., in 1902, where he worked in business. In 1908, he went to New York to study music. Heinrich moved back to Washington and in 1913 joined the
United States Department of Agriculture. He initially worked on applied entomology but later switched to specialise in the study of
Lepidoptera
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.
He was editor of the ''
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington'' from 1924 to 1926.
See also
*
:Taxa named by Carl Heinrich
References
SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information SystemButterflies and Moths of the World - Genera authored by Carl Heinrich
American lepidopterists
1880 births
1955 deaths
American taxonomists
University of Chicago alumni
20th-century American zoologists
20th-century American botanists
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