George Paul Engelhardt (1871–1942) was an American

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Biography

Engelhardt was born in 1871, in

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, where he also received his education. He came to the United States as an emigrant in 1889, and became a citizen. In 1903, he began working for the

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, where he worked till his retirement in 1930. His keen interest was Aegeriidae, a family of moths. He was assisting younger generations of men, and educated them about the field, which generated a number of

entomologists 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 ...

that came out due to his efforts, and one of them was Barnard D. Burks. He wrote only one book called ''American Clear-Wing Moths of the Family Aegeriidae'' that was not published until 4 years after his death, in 1942.

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* 1871 births 1942 deaths German emigrants to the United States American entomologists German lepidopterists Date of birth missing Date of death missing Naturalized citizens of the United States {{US-entomologist-stub