Oscar Ling Cartwright
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| Born | April 12, 1990 |
| Died | March 21, 1983 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Fields | Entomology |
Oscar Ling Cartwright (April 12, 1900 – March 21, 1983) was an American entomologist who specialized in scarab beetles.[1] He was Associate Curator of Entomology and the head of the Division of Coleoptera at the Smithsonian Institution 1948-1963. He is commemorated in the scarab genus Cartwrightia as well as 16 insect species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Oscar Ling Cartwright at the SIA archives.
- ^ Spangler, Paul J. (1985). "Oscar Ling Cartwright: 1900–1983". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 87 (3): 690–692.
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