Background
Howard, Leland Ossian was born on June 11, 1857 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Ossian Gregory and Lucy Dunham (Thurber) Howard.
entomologist journalist Zoologist
Howard, Leland Ossian was born on June 11, 1857 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Ossian Gregory and Lucy Dunham (Thurber) Howard.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell, 1877, Master of Science, 1883. Doctor of Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1896. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), George Washington University, 1911.
Doctor of Laws, University Pittsburgh, 1911, University of California, 1929.
Doctor of Science, University Toronto, 1920. Rutgers University, 1930.
June 11, 1857 in Rockford, Illinois – May 1, 1950), was an American entomologist. He was later employed by the Department of Agriculture, and became chief of the Bureau of Entomology in 1894. He was the editor of Insect Life, lecturer on entomology at several colleges and universities, and a contributor to reference books on the subject of entomology.
He was made permanent secretary of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, honorary curator in the United States National Museum, and consulting entomologist of the Public Health Service.
Member of committee on agriculture National Council Defense, 1917. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Philosophical Society, National Academy Sciences.
Member many foreign science societies.
Married Marie T. Clifton, April. Children: Lucy Thurber, Candace Leland (Mistress Edward De Mille Payne), Janet Moore.