Richard Charles Froeschner (March 8, 1916 – May 2, 2002) 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 ...
. He was born in
Chicago, Illinois. He married
Elsie Herbold Froeschner
Elsie Herbold Froeschner (October 6, 1913 – September 12, 2006) was a scientific illustrator best known for her ink drawings of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera. The insect genus ''Elsiella'' and insect species ''Froeschneriella elsia ...
, a
scientific illustrator
Technical Illustration is illustration meant to visually communicate information of a technical nature. Technical illustrations can be components of technical drawings or diagrams. Technical illustrations in general aim "to generate expressive ...
, on October 6, 1940.
He attended the
University of Missouri in
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...
.
His works on insects included:
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Legacy
Taxa named in his honor include:
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Froeschneriella''
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Froeschnerisca''
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Replacement name
In biological nomenclature, a ''nomen novum'' (Latin for "new name"), new replacement name (or replacement name, new substitute name, substitute name) is a scientific name that is created specifically to replace another scientific name, but only w ...
for ''Froeschneriella'' )
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Froeschneropsidea''
** (Replacement name for ''Froeschnerisca''
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References
Further reading
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1916 births
2002 deaths
American entomologists
20th-century American zoologists
University of Missouri alumni
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