Forbes, William T. M. (William Trowbridge Merrifield), 1885-1968
Variant namesWilliam Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes was a professor in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University. He published about 150 scientific papers on insects and wrote LEPIDOPTERA OF NEW YORK AND NEIGHBORING STATES, a four-part work. He was president of the Lepidopterists' Society in 1953 and was later elected a life member. He was critical of Cornell's administration of campus grounds, especially of construction on sites which he felt were potentially valuable biological reserves.
From the description of William T. M. Forbes papers, 1915-1961. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072947
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| associatedWith | Ehrlich, Paul R. | person |
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| associatedWith | Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. | person |
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Birth 1885-04-23
Death 1968-04-12
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