Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (* 1841 near Liverpool , † 1903 in Hildesheim ) was a well-known American entomologist and particularly active as a butterfly researcher.
biography
Grote researched, discovered and named moths mainly in North America , especially in the USA , Mexico and Cuba . The butterfly Cautethia grotei ("Grote Sphinx") was named after him. In 1976 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .
Grote was married and the father of Louis Ruyter Radcliffe Grote .
Publications
- Augustus R. Grote - The effect of the glacial epoch upon the distribution of insects in North America , Salem, Mass., Printed at the Salem press, 1876
- Augustus R. Grote - Notes on the Sphingidæ of Cuba , Philadelphia, 1865
Web links
- Full text article by Augustus Radcliff Grote from Popular Science Monthly at Wikisource
- Item List 1 in the Library of Congress (USA)
- Item List 2 in the Library of Congress (USA)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member History: Augustus R. Grote. American Philosophical Society, accessed September 15, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grote, Augustus Radcliffe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American biologist and butterfly and moth researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Liverpool |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1903 |
| Place of death | Hildesheim |