George Henry Horn ( George Henry Horn , 1840-1892) is an American entomologist .
| George Henry Horn | |
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| English George Henry Horn | |
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| Date of Birth | April 7, 1840 |
| Place of Birth | Philadelphia |
| Date of death | November 24, 1897 (57 years old) |
| Place of death | Beaslis Point , NJ |
| A country | USA |
| Scientific field | Entomology |
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| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (for indication of authorship) are accompanied by the designation “ Horn ” . |
Biography
He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania , in 1861, MD. From 1863 to 1866, he participated in the American civil war as a military doctor, on his return to his homeland he was elected president of the entomological society. In 1889 he was elected Professor of Entomology at the University of Pennsylvania. Horn first studied intestinal cavities and bryozoans , but then he moved on to study beetles and soon became one of the best experts on beetles found in America. Horn's works on entomology are quite numerous. In these writings, he described 144 new genera and 1,493 new species of beetles found in North and Central America.
Proceedings
Of the more important (mostly monographic) works of Horn, the following are highlighted:
- "Monograph of the Fossil of Polyzoa of the Secondary and Tertiary Formations of North America" (together with Gabb, "Journ. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad.", 1862);
- "Revision of the Tenebrionidae of America, north of Mexico" ("Trans. Am. Ent. Soc.", 1870);
- "Synopsis of the Histeridae of the United States" (Filad., 1873);
- "Contribution to a Knowledge of the Curculionidae of the United States" ("Proc. Am. Phil. Soc.", 1873);
- "Revision of the species of Chlaenius of the United States" ("Tr. Am. Ent. Soc.", 1876);
- "Revision of the Nitidulidae of the US" (ib., 1879);
- "Synopsis of the Dascyllidae of the US" (ib., 1880);
- "Synopsis of the Sylphidae of the US etc." (ib., 1880);
- "On the genera of Carabidae with a special reference to the fauna of Boreal America" (ib., 1881);
- "Synopsis of the species of the tribe Lebiini" (ib., 1882);
- "Classification of the Coleoptera of North America" (together with Leconte , "Smiths. Misc. Coll.", 1883);
- Synopsis of the Philonthi of Boreal America (Tr. Am. Ent. Soc., 1884);
- "A monograph of the species of Chrysobothris inhabiting the US" (ib., 1886);
- "A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the US" (ib., 1887);
- "Revision of the Lachnosterna of America north of Mexico" (ib., 1887);
- "Variations in color-markings in Coleoptera" ("Ent. News", 1892);
- "The Galerucini of Boreal America" ("Tr. Am. Ent. Soc.", 1893);
- "The Coleoptera of Baja California" ("Proc. Cal. Ac. Sc.", 1894, 1895 and 1896).
Literature
- Adelung N. N. Horne, George-Henry // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.