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entomologist

Ernest Adna Back, American entomologist. Member American Association Economics Entomologists, American Entomological Society, Biological Society Washington, Entomological Regional Society Washington, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Sigma Phi; Club: Cosmos.

Background

Back, Ernest Adna was born on October 7, 1880 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Adna and Mary Elizabeth (Young) Back.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Agricultural College (now Massachusetts State College), 1904, Doctor of Philosophy, 1907. Bachelor of Science, Boston University, 1904.

Career

Instructor entomology, Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1904-1906, instructor botany, 1906-1907. State nursery inspector, 1902-1906. Agent expert citrus insect investigations, United States Department Agriculture, 1907-1910.

Entomologist and plant pathologist, Virginia State Crop Pest Commission, and entomologist Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 1910-1912.

Fruit fly investigations, H.I. and Spain, for United States Department of Agriculture, 1912-1916. Entomologist in charge stored products and household insect investigations, bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, 1916-1934.

Principal entomologist, research, division of insects affecting man and animals, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, United States Department of Agriculture, since 1934.

Achievements

  • Ernest Adna Back has been listed as a noteworthy entomologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association Economics Entomologists, American Entomological Society, Biological Society Washington, Entomological Regional Society Washington, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Sigma Phi. Club: Cosmos.

Connections

Married Clara Winifred Newcomb, September 29, 1919. Children: David Newcomb, Richard Chapell.

Father:
Adna Back

Mother:
Mary Elizabeth (Young) Back

Spouse:
Clara Winifred Newcomb

child:
David Newcomb Back

child:
Richard Chapell Back