Philip Reese Uhler
Encyclopedia
Philip Reese Uhler was an American librarian
and entomologist who specialised in Heteroptera
.
where he was taught by Louis Agassiz
. In 1864 he was appointed head of the insect museum and library in the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard
. Subsequently he returned to Baltimore, and in 1876 he became an associate in natural sciences at Johns Hopkins University
. He was also librarian of the Peabody Library
in Baltimore. Uhler made collecting trips to Haiti
and the Western U.S.A . He made many study trips to Europe
an insect museums.
He was corresponding secretary and was elected president of the Maryland Academy of Sciences in 1873. His papers on geology, entomology, and other natural sciences were published in the journals of most of the learned societies of the United States
and Canada
, in the annual reports to the trustees of Harvard
, and as special reports in the volumes of the U. S. Geological Survey. He translated and edited, with a glossary, Dr. Hermann A. Hagen
's Synopsis of Neuroptera of North America, issued by the Smithsonian Institution
(Washington, 1861).
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
and entomologist who specialised in Heteroptera
Heteroptera
Heteroptera is a group of about 40,000 species of insects in the Hemiptera. Sometimes called "true bugs", that name more commonly refers to Hemiptera as a whole, and "typical bugs" might be used as a more unequivocal alternative since among the Hemiptera the heteropterans are most consistently and...
.
Biography
He was educated at Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
where he was taught by Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel...
. In 1864 he was appointed head of the insect museum and library in the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard
Museum of Comparative Zoology
The Museum of Comparative Zoology, full name "The Louis Agassiz Museum of Comparative Zoology", often abbreviated simply to "MCZ", is a zoology museum located on the grounds of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is one of three museums which collectively comprise the Harvard Museum...
. Subsequently he returned to Baltimore, and in 1876 he became an associate in natural sciences at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. He was also librarian of the Peabody Library
Peabody Institute Library
The George Peabody Library, formerly known as the Library of the Peabody Institute, is the 19th century research library of The Johns Hopkins University. It is located on the Peabody campus at Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore, Maryland...
in Baltimore. Uhler made collecting trips to Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
and the Western U.S.A . He made many study trips to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an insect museums.
He was corresponding secretary and was elected president of the Maryland Academy of Sciences in 1873. His papers on geology, entomology, and other natural sciences were published in the journals of most of the learned societies of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in the annual reports to the trustees of Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and as special reports in the volumes of the U. S. Geological Survey. He translated and edited, with a glossary, Dr. Hermann A. Hagen
Hermann August Hagen
Hermann August Hagen was a German entomologist who specialised in Neuroptera and Odonata. In 1845 he began to collaborate with Edmond de Sélys Longchamps .-Biography:...
's Synopsis of Neuroptera of North America, issued by the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
(Washington, 1861).