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Forename:
August  Search this
Surname:
Busck  Search this
Occupation:
Entomologists
Record type:
Personal name
Birth Date:
1870
Death Date:
1944
Biographical History:
August Busck (1870-1944) was born and educated in Denmark. In 1893 he came to the United States and settled in West Virginia, where he became an American citizen. After an interval as a florist, Busck began work for the United States Department of Agriculture in 1896, where he remained until his retirement in 1940. A friend and colleague of both Lord Walsingham and Edward Meyrick, Busck was himself a microlepidopterist of real distinction. He made numerous field trips on expeditions into various regions of the western hemisphere, as well as conducting field studies in the United States. While his knowledge of the Lepidoptera was extensive, Busck chose to restrict his main efforts to American fauna, especially the groups formerly known as the Tineira and Torticina.
Source:
Library of Congress. NACO. Control Number: no2004081348
Related entities:
United States Dept. of Agriculture: Busck worked for the United States Department of Agriculture, 1896 - 1940.
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United States Dept. of Agriculture
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Busck, August, 1870-1944
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
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