Frederic Leonard Washburn (April 12, 1860 – October 15, 1927) was an American zoologist. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, he earned a B.A. (1882) and M.A. (1895) from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

. Between 1888 and 1902 he was professor at

Oregon State Agricultural College Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering col ...

and biologist for the State of Oregon. He was Minnesota State Entomologist, professor, and chief of the Division of Entomology at

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...

from 1902 to 1918. He was the 1911 president of the

American Association of Economic Entomologists The Entomological Society of America (ESA) was founded in 1889 and today has more than 7,000 members, including educators, extension personnel, consultants, students, researchers, and scientists from agricultural departments, health agencies, ...

was made a fellow of the Entomological Society of America in 1924. His books include ''Injurious Insects and Useful Birds'', and ''Insects of Minnesota.

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* * 1860 births 1927 deaths American entomologists Oregon State University faculty Harvard University alumni University of Minnesota faculty Scientists from Brookline, Massachusetts {{US-zoologist-stub