Richard B. Dominick

Richard Bayard Dominick
Born(1919-09-17)September 17, 1919
Jasper County, South Carolina, United States
DiedMay 4, 1976(1976-05-04) (aged 56)
McClellanville, South Carolina
Resting placeWedge Plantation
Alma materYale University
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
OccupationOphthalmologist
EmployerManhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Known forLepidoptery
SpouseTatiana Djeneeff
AwardsAir Medal, Purple Heart

Richard Bayard Dominick (September 17, 1919 - May 4, 1976) was an American ophthalmologist, outdoorsman, and amateur lepidopterist. He is best known for his extensive collection of moths and butterflies in South Carolina. He established the Wedge Entomology Research Foundation for the publication of a series of monographs entitled the Moths of America North of Mexico.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dominick, Tatiana (January 1985). "Richard Bayward Dominick: 1919 - 1976" (PDF). Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  2. ^ Dominick, Oliver S. (October 2004). "Richard Bayard Dominick, 1919-1976". Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2009.