| LC control no. | n 88658206 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Webster, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1849-1916 |
| Variant(s) | Webster, Francis Marion, 1849-1916 Webster, Francis M. (Francis Marion), 1849-1916 Webster, Francis (Francis Marion), 1849-1916 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Illinois Ohio Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1849-08-08 |
| Death date | 1916 |
| Place of birth | Lebanon (N.H.) |
| Field of activity | Entomology |
| Affiliation | United States. Bureau of Entomology United States. Department of Agriculture Ohio University United States. Department of Agriculture |
| Profession or occupation | Entomologists |
| Found in | nuc88-98480: His Alfalfa attacked by the ... [MI] 1915 (hdg. on DNAL rept.: Webster, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1849-1916; usage: F.M. Webster) Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (website), viewed Nov.1, 2021: Guide to the Francis Marion Webster Clippings 1890-1975, cage 155 (Professor Francis Marion Webster was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire on August 8, 1849. His career as an entomologist began with his first published writings appearing in the Chicago Inter Ocean on July 2, 1874, titled "Notes on some of the Common Injurious Insects." He was later in charge of the Cereal and Forage Insect Investigations in the United States Bureau of Entomology, and served as assistant state entomologist of Illinois between 1882 and 1884. Afterwords, he was appointed special field agent to the United States Department of Agriculture, 1884-1892. He earned a Master of Science degree from the University of Ohio in 1893. Webster's research took him to Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. In 1904, he moved to Washington, D.C. and was placed in charge of the newly created section of Cereal and Forage Insect Investigations in the Department of Agriculture, a position he held until his death in 1916. Francis Marion Webster was the father of R. L. Webster, faculty member at Washington State College from 1926 to 1950.) <http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg155.htm> |
| Associated language | eng |
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