William Elbert Bickley (1914 - August 2, 2010) was an American entomologist.
Biography
editBickley was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He attended the University of Tennessee and earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture (1934).[1] He attended the University of Maryland for graduate work in entomology, earning his master's degree in 1936 and his doctorate degree in 1940.[1]
After graduating, Bickley worked for the University of Maryland Extension service as an entomologist (1940-1942).[1] During World War II, Bickley served as a Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service.[1] He then began work as an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Richmond (1947 to 1948).
Bickley was an entomologist and professor at the University of Maryland from 1949-1978.[2] During his time working at University of Maryland, he also served as Head of the Entomology Department from 1957 to 1972.[1][2]
Bickey was the president of the American Mosquito Control Association (1961-1962) and president of the Entomological Society of Washington (1963).[1]
He volunteered at the Smithsonian Institution, and he later donated his entomological findings to the National Museum of Natural History.[1][3]
Works
editHe wrote 4 volumes:[4]
- Description of The Pupa of Aedes
- The Anal Gills of Mosquito Larvae
- Notes on Distribution of Mosquitoes in Maryland and Virginia
- Separation of Variable Culex territans Specimens Cuiex (Neoculex) in North America from other
Life
editBickley was married to Elizabeth Macgill Bickley for 56 years.[1] He died while living at his daughter's home in Annapolis, Maryland in 2010.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "William Bickley - Obituary". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ a b "Collection: William Bickley papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "Biography". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ Works
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