James Augustus Hyslop (July 7, 1885 – January 16, 1953) 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 ...
who founded the Insect Pest Survey of the
U.S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine.
Hyslop was born in
Chicago,
Illinois, and grew up in
Rutherford, New Jersey. After graduating from
Rutherford High School, he earned a B.S. at
Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1908 and M.S. at
Washington State College in 1911. He joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1907 and led the field station in
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland,
United States and the county seat of Washington County. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2020 census was 43,527, and the population of the Hagerstown metropolitan area (exten ...
, from 1912 to 1917. He published over 130 articles on entomology and related subjects, and as coleopterist he specialized in the
Elateridae.
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1885 births
1953 deaths
American entomologists
United States Department of Agriculture officials
Massachusetts Agricultural College alumni
Coleopterists
Washington State University alumni
People from Rutherford, New Jersey
Rutherford High School (New Jersey) alumni
20th-century American zoologists
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