Frank Cooper Craighead Sr. (1890-1982) was an American

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 naturalist, who specialized among other subjects on the larvae of

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

. Craighead worked as principal entomologist for the

United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the United States federal executive departments, federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, ...

and (co)authored many books on various environmentalist subjects, but is probably best known for the book ''"An illustrated synopsis of the principal larval forms of the order Coleoptera"'' that he co authored with

Adam Giede Böving Adam Giede Böving (July 31, 1869 – March 16, 1957) was a Danish-American entomologist and zoologist. He was a specialist in the study of the larvae of the order Coleoptera and the author of a series of descriptions on their early stages of d ...

in 1930 with some 20 subsequent editions until 1953.

Personal life

Craighead married the biologist technician Carolyn Johnson and together they had three children, twin sons and a daughter. The twins Frank and John became renowned naturalists in their own right as well (famous for their work on

grizzly bear The grizzly bear (''Ursus arctos horribilis''), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the brown bear inhabiting North America. In addition to the mainland grizzly (''Ursus arctos horri ...

s). The daughter, Jean Carolyn, became a well known author of books with nature and environmental themes for children and young adults.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craighead, Frank Sr. 1890 births 1982 deaths American entomologists Coleopterists United States Department of Agriculture people 20th-century American zoologists