Edwin Cooper Van Dyke | |
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Born | April 7, 1869 Oakland, California |
Died | September 28, 1952 |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of California, Cooper Medical College |
Medical career | |
Profession | Physician, Entomologist (non-medical) |
Edwin Cooper Van Dyke (April 7, 1869 – September 28, 1952) was an American physician and entomologist. A leading authority on beetles (Coleoptera) of the Pacific Coast of North America, he was also an expert on insect pests of forests and forest products. He became a professor of entomology at the University of California, Berkeley and worked on the curatorial staff at the California Academy of Sciences for almost fifty years.