Doris Holmes Blake

Doris Holmes Blake
Born
Doris Mildred Holmes

(1892-01-11)January 11, 1892
DiedDecember 3, 1978(1978-12-03) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology
InstitutionsUnited States Department of Agriculture
United States National Museum
Smithsonian Institution

Doris Holmes Blake, née Doris Mildred Holmes[2] (January 11, 1892 – December 3, 1978),[3] was an American entomologist and scientific illustrator.

She was an expert on chrysomelidae (leaf beetles).[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Record Unit 7310, Blake, Doris Holmes, 1892-1978, Doris Holmes Blake Papers". Smithsonian Institution Archives. 1899–1985. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  2. ^ Full maiden name information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF). Retrieved on 2012-03-31.
  3. ^ a b Froeschner, R.C.; Froeschner, E.M.L; Cartwright, O.L. (1981). "Doris Holmes Blake, January 11, 1892–December 3, 1978". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 83 (3): 544–564.