Harley Procter Brown Jr. (January 13, 1921 – June 6, 2008) was an American biologist and an expert in certain types of aquatic beetles. He described over forty new species in his career.

Background and education

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He was born in Uniontown, Alabama and showed an early interest in insects. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees (1942) from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. His thesis involved the lifecycle of the species Climacia areolaris of the family Sisyridae. He received a PhD from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1945. His dissertation studied the flagellum of the protozoan with the electron microscope.[1]

Academic career

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Brown taught at the following institutions:[1]

Taxa described by Brown

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Taxa described by Brown include:[1]

Taxa named in honor of Brown (Patronyms)

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Taxa named in honor of Brown include:[1]

Publications

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Papers

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Brown authored and co-authored dozens of scientific papers from 1941 to 2001.[1]

Books

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  • Aquatic Dryopoid Beetles (Coleoptera) Of The United States [Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual No. 6] (1972)[2]
  • A catalog of the Coleoptera of America north of Mexico: Family : Dryopidae (Agriculture handbook) (1983)[3]
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Harley P. Brown". researchgate.net. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Brown, Harley P. (1972). Aquatic Dryopoid Beetles (Coleoptera) Of The United States [Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual No. 6]. Environmental Protection Agency.
  3. ^ Brown, Harley P. (1983). A catalog of the Coleoptera of America north of Mexico: Family : Dryopidae (Agriculture handbook). US Department of Agriculture.