Background
Washburn, Frederic Leonard was born on April 12, 1860 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nehemiah and Martha (Parmelee) Washburn.
Washburn, Frederic Leonard was born on April 12, 1860 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nehemiah and Martha (Parmelee) Washburn.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1882, graduate student, 1888-1889, Master of Arts, 1895, Johns Hopkins, 1886-1887.
Instructor zoölogy, University of Michigan, 1887-1888. Professor zoölogy, Oregon Agricultural College and entomologist to Experiment Station, 1889-1895. Professor biology, University of Oregon, 1895-1902.
State biologist Oregon, 1899-1902.
Professor entomology, 1902-1918, professor economic vertebrate zoölogy, since 1918, University of Minnesota. State entomologist of Minnesota, 1902-1918.
Home: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Married Frances L. Wilcox, December 27, 1887. Children: Martha Wilcox (Mistress C. Doctorate. Allin), Alice Julia (Mistress Phillips Byfield).