Charles Duncan Michener
Charles Duncan Michener (September 22, 1918 – November 1, 2015) was an American entomologist.[1] He was born in Pasadena, California. He was a leading expert on bees, his magnum opus being The Bees of the World.[2]
Charles Duncan Michener | |
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 Charles D. Michener at home, 2015 | |
| Born | September 22, 1918 |
| Died | November 1, 2015 (aged 97) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Nationality |  American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | entomology |
| Institutions | University of Kansas |
| Thesis | Comparative External Morphology, Phylogeny, and a Classification of the Bees (1942) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Oliver Essig |
| Doctoral students | Paul R. Ehrlich |
References
- "Charles Michener". University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- Alan Weisman (2013). Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?.
His books
- Michener, C. D. (1974). The Social Behavior of the Bees. Harvard University Press. 404 pp.
- Michener, C. D. (2000). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. 913 pp.
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