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Packard, Alpheus Spring

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Alpheus Spring Packard
Born February 19, 1839(1839-02-19)
Brunswick, Maine
Died February 14, 1905 (aged 65)
Nationality USA
Field Entomology
Palaeontology
Institutions Brown University

Alpheus Spring Packard, LL.D. (February 19, 1839 - February 14, 1905) was an American entomologist and palaeontologist. He was the son of Alpheus Spring Packard, Sr. (1798-1884) and the brother of William Alfred Packard. He was born in Brunswick, Maine and was Professor of Zoology and Geology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island from 1878 until his death. He was a vocal proponent of the Neo-Lamarckian theory of evolution.

His chief work was the classification and anatomy of arthropods, and contributions to economic entomology, zoogeography, and the phylogeny and metamorphoses of insects. He wrote school textbooks, such as Zoölogy for High Schools and Colleges (eleventh edition, 1904). His Monograph of the Bombycine Moths of North America was published in three parts (1895, 1905, 1915, edited by T. D. A. Cockerell).

Writings by A. S. Packard

  • Guide to the Study of Insects (1869; third edition, 1872)
  • The Mammoth Cave and its Inhabitants (1872), with F. W. Putnam
  • Life-History of Animals (1876)
  • A Naturalist on the Labrador Coast (1891)
  • Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution: His Life and Work (1901), French translation, 1903.


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NAME Packard, Alpheus Spring
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American entomologist, palaeontologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Brunswick, Maine
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1905
PLACE OF DEATH

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