Thomas J. Headlee

Background

Headlee, Thomas J. was born on February 13, 1877 in at Headlee, Indiana, United States. Son of Josephus and Ruann (Mattix) Headlee.

Education

Graduated from State Normal School, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1900. Bachelor of Arts, Indiana U., 1903, A.M., 1904. Doctor of Philosophy., Cornell Univercity, 1906.

Career

Assistant entomologist, 1906-1907, associate, July-September 1907, State Agricultural Experiment Station, N.H. Head department of entomology and zoölogy, State Agricultural College and Experiment Station, Kansas, 1907-1912. Professor entomology, Rutgers University, and entomologist New Jersey Experiment Station, and state entomologist, October 1912-December 31, 1943, emeritus professor of entomology since January 1, 1944.

Works

• Other Work

  • Mosquitoes of New Jersey

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Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (council, 1920-1924). Member American Association Economics Entomologists (president 1929), Entomological Society America (charter.

• Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science. Ent. Society of American. American Assn, of Economic Entomologists. Sigma Xi; Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Blanche Ives, October 11, 1903. Children: Mary Ruanna, Josephine (deceased), Miriam Esther, Ruth Margaret.

Father:

Josephus Headlee

Mother:

Ruann (Mattix) Headlee

Spouse:

Blanche Ives

child:

Mary Ruanna Headlee

child:

Josephine Headlee (deceased)

child:

Miriam Esther Headlee

child:

Ruth Margaret Headlee