Philip Powell Calvert
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1871 – 1961
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Who was Philip Powell Calvert?
Philip Powell Calvert was an American entomologist, recognised as a leading authority on the Odonata.
A long term teacher and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, he was President of the American Entomological Society 1900-15. His 1893 publication Catalogue of the Odonata of the Vicinity of Philadelphia, with an Introduction to the Study of this Group served as a model for regional insect study and was the first major attempt at a guide to the order. Calvert went on to publish over 300 notes and articles on the Odonata.
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- Born
- Jan 29, 1871
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Aug 23, 1961
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on July 23, 2013
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