Howard Evans ( February 23, 1919 - July 18, 2002) is an American entomologist , paleontologist , hymenopterologist , a major specialist in stinging hymenoptera ( wasps ), who described more than 800 species new to science. Academician of the US National Academy of Sciences , a veteran of World War II [3] .
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| Place of Birth | East Hartford , Connecticut , United States |
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| Scientific field | Entomology , paleontology |
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| Known as | entomologist |
| Awards and prizes | Guggenheim Scholarship |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Evans " . |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Proceedings
- 2.1 Selected works
- 2.2 Some discoveries
- 3 Awards and recognition
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 Literature
- 7 References
Biography
Born February 23, 1919 in East Hartford , Connecticut ( USA ) in a family of farmers Archie and Adella Evans ( Archie and Adella (Ensign) Evans ). He studied at the University of Connecticut , received a degree at Cornell University . During the Second World War, he served as a parasitologist and at St. John's Station ( St. John's , Newfoundland , Canada ) conducted pioneering studies on the parasitic Giardia giardia that parasitize the small intestine of humans and many other mammals , as well as birds . He later held academic positions at several universities: Kansas State University , Cornell University , Harvard University and since 1973 at Colorado State University . In 1986, he retired, but continued to write books and articles while living in his mountain home 35 miles from Fort Collins . He died on July 18, 2002 . Wife of Mary Alice Dietrich , children: Barbara (Galloway), Dorothy (Tuthill) and Tim [3] .
Proceedings
She is the author of 255 scientific articles, 40 popular articles and 15 books, including Wasp Farm and The Pleasures of Entomology. He was co-author of Wasps (in collaboration with Mary Jane West-Eberhard). Together with their wife Mary Alice (Dietrich) Evans, they wrote books on the history of biology, such as William Morton Wheeler: Biologist (biography of the great American biologist William Morton Wheeler ), Australia: a Natural History, and Cache La Poudre: the Natural History of a River ” [3] .
Selected Works
- 1957. Studies on the Comparative Ethology of Digger Wasps of the Genus Bembix. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
- 1963. Wasp Farm. New York: Natural History Press, Doubleday. (Reprinted in paperback by Cornell University Press, 1985.)
- 1964. A synopsis of the American Bethylidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 132: 1-222.
- 1966. The Comparative Ethology and Evolution of the Sand Wasps. Cambridge, Mass .: Harvard University Press.
- 1970. With MA Evans. William Morton Wheeler, Biologist. Cambridge, Mass .: Harvard University Press.
- 1970. With MJ West-Eberhard. 1970. The Wasps. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
- 1985. The Pleasures of Entomology. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- 2002. A review of prey choice in bembicine sand wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Neotrop. Entomol. 31: 1-11.
Some Discoveries
Evans was one of the largest taxonomists of Hymenoptera , discovered and described more than 800 new species of insects for science, as well as 31 genera and one new family of wasps. He also investigated the behavior and evolution of insects [3] [4] [5] .
- Evans discovered the oldest fossil wasp species (over 100 million years old): Taimyrisphex pristinus and Cretabythus sibiricus from the Cretaceous of Taimyr [6] and Archisphex crowsoni from the Lower Cretaceous of Great Britain [7] .
- He allocated the family Scolebythidae Evans, 1963 [8] based on the new species and genus of wasps Scolebythus madecassus Evans, 1963 [9], discovered in Madagascar .
Awards and recognition
- Academician, National Academy of Sciences, USA [3]
- National Book Award (1964) for the book "Wasp Farm".
- William J. Walker Prize on behalf of the Boston Museum of Science (1967)
- Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (National Academy of Sciences, 1976) for his work in the study of biology and evolution of wasp behavior ( For his work over a 25-year span on the biology and evolution of behavior in wasps. ) [10]
See also
- Popov, Vladimir Veniaminovich
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Solomon Guggenheim Museum - 1937.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 West-Eberhard MJ (2005). Howard E. Evans 1919-2002 . [1] Biographical Memoirs, Volume 86. National Academies Press, Washington, DC, pp. 1-19.
- ↑ Kondrattiev BC Obituaries (English) // American Entomologist. - 2002. - Vol. 48 , no. 3 . - P. 188-189. .
- ↑ West-Eberhard, MJ (2004). "Howard E, Evans: Known and Little-Known Aspects of His Life on the Planet," Journal of Kansas Entomological Society 77 (4), 296–322.
- ↑ Howard E. Evans. 1973 . Cretaceous Aculeate Wasps from Taimyr, Siberia (Hymenoptera) . // Psyche . 80: 166-178.
- ↑ Howard E. Evans. 1969 . Three New Cretaceous Aculeate Wasps (Hymenoptera) . // Psyche . 76: 251-261.
- ↑ Howard E. Evans. 1963 . A new family of wasps . Psyche 70: 7-16
- ↑ Evans, HE; Kugler, C .; Brown, WL, jr. 1979 . Rediscovery of Scolebythus madecassus, with a description of the male and of the female sting apparatus (Hymenoptera: Scolebythidae). Psyche 86: 45-52.
- ↑ Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (Link not available) . National Academy of Sciences. Date of treatment February 15, 2011. Archived December 29, 2010.
Literature
- West-Eberhard, MJ (2004). "Howard E, Evans: Known and Little-Known Aspects of His Life on the Planet," Journal of Kansas Entomological Society 77 (4), 296–322.
- West-Eberhard MJ (2005). Howard E. Evans 1919-2002 . [2] Biographical Memoirs, Volume 86. National Academies Press, Washington, DC, pp. 1-19.
- Kondrattiev BC Obituaries (English) // American Entomologist. - 2002. - Vol. 48 , no. 3 . - P. 188-189. .