Rennie Wilbur Doane (March 11, 1871 – December 1, 1942), was an American
entomologist and
zoologist
Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and d ...
who taught at
Stanford University from 1906 to 1937. He studied the taxonomy of
dipterans (flies) and wrote several textbooks on insects and
economic entomology
Economic entomology is a field of entomology, which involves the study of insects that benefit or harm humans, domestic animals, and crops. Insects that cause losses are termed as pests. Some species can cause indirect damage by spreading diseases ...
.
Doane was born in
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...
, and grew up in Kansas and Southern California. He entered Stanford University in 1891, graduating with a bachelor's degree in zoology and entomology. He taught zoology and entomology at
Washington State College
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant univer ...
from 1896 to 1901, and was superintendent of the Fisheries Experimental Station in Keyport, Washington, from 1901 to 1903, working mainly in
oyster cultivation. He joined the faculty of Stanford in 1906 as instructor, becoming associate professor in 1920 and full professor in 1926.
He studied the taxonomy of flies, especially
crane flies, of which he described over 150 species.
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Vernon Lyman Kellogg
Vernon Lyman Kellogg (December 1, 1867 – August 8, 1937) was an American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, and science administrator. His father was Lyman Beecher Kellogg, first president of the Kansas State Normal School (now known as E ...
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*With
Edwin Cooper Van Dyke,
Willard Joseph Chamberlin, and
Harry Eugene Burke:
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1871 births
1942 deaths
American entomologists
Stanford University alumni
Stanford University faculty
People from Des Moines, Iowa
Dipterists
Washington State University faculty
20th-century American zoologists
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