Douglas was born in Southern California but his family moved to Washington, D.C. soon after. His father Phineas was a surgeon during the Civil War. His mother Eugenia, and sister Ema died during the malaria epidemic in 1895 in Washington, D.C. when he was six years old. At ten years old his father died, so he was to be raised by his sister May. Finances were slim, so attaining a formal education was difficult.
He had a keen interest in nature, birds and insects. He became a preparator of insects at the National Museum. He was taken under the wing by Dr. Howard and sent to the Gipsy Moth Parasite laboratory at Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts. He gave valuable assistance in the intricate observations of the life histories of the imported Tachinid flies, as attested to by Prof. C.H.T. Townsend who was in charge of this branch of work.
When he returned to Washington, D.C. in the fall of 1908 he was appointed aid in the Division of Insects of the National Museum. His health was failing and by the next summer he collapsed. He was sent to a sanatorium in Colorado. He went to stay with his sister Ida in Riverside, California, where he passed away.
He left no scientific papers, however, the circle of entomologists with whom he came in contact felt that he proved himself a true lover of the science. He was a thoroughly honest and cheerful companion, with a very special practical ability in devising means for observing insects.
This was taken from a biography written by a committee at the Entomological Society, Washington, D.C. May 5, 1910
He had a keen interest in nature, birds and insects. He became a preparator of insects at the National Museum. He was taken under the wing by Dr. Howard and sent to the Gipsy Moth Parasite laboratory at Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts. He gave valuable assistance in the intricate observations of the life histories of the imported Tachinid flies, as attested to by Prof. C.H.T. Townsend who was in charge of this branch of work.
When he returned to Washington, D.C. in the fall of 1908 he was appointed aid in the Division of Insects of the National Museum. His health was failing and by the next summer he collapsed. He was sent to a sanatorium in Colorado. He went to stay with his sister Ida in Riverside, California, where he passed away.
He left no scientific papers, however, the circle of entomologists with whom he came in contact felt that he proved himself a true lover of the science. He was a thoroughly honest and cheerful companion, with a very special practical ability in devising means for observing insects.
This was taken from a biography written by a committee at the Entomological Society, Washington, D.C. May 5, 1910
Douglas was born in Southern California but his family moved to Washington, D.C. soon after. His father Phineas was a surgeon during the Civil War. His mother Eugenia, and sister Ema died during the malaria epidemic in 1895 in Washington, D.C. when he was six years old. At ten years old his father died, so he was to be raised by his sister May. Finances were slim, so attaining a formal education was difficult.
He had a keen interest in nature, birds and insects. He became a preparator of insects at the National Museum. He was taken under the wing by Dr. Howard and sent to the Gipsy Moth Parasite laboratory at Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts. He gave valuable assistance in the intricate observations of the life histories of the imported Tachinid flies, as attested to by Prof. C.H.T. Townsend who was in charge of this branch of work.
When he returned to Washington, D.C. in the fall of 1908 he was appointed aid in the Division of Insects of the National Museum. His health was failing and by the next summer he collapsed. He was sent to a sanatorium in Colorado. He went to stay with his sister Ida in Riverside, California, where he passed away.
He left no scientific papers, however, the circle of entomologists with whom he came in contact felt that he proved himself a true lover of the science. He was a thoroughly honest and cheerful companion, with a very special practical ability in devising means for observing insects.
This was taken from a biography written by a committee at the Entomological Society, Washington, D.C. May 5, 1910
He had a keen interest in nature, birds and insects. He became a preparator of insects at the National Museum. He was taken under the wing by Dr. Howard and sent to the Gipsy Moth Parasite laboratory at Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts. He gave valuable assistance in the intricate observations of the life histories of the imported Tachinid flies, as attested to by Prof. C.H.T. Townsend who was in charge of this branch of work.
When he returned to Washington, D.C. in the fall of 1908 he was appointed aid in the Division of Insects of the National Museum. His health was failing and by the next summer he collapsed. He was sent to a sanatorium in Colorado. He went to stay with his sister Ida in Riverside, California, where he passed away.
He left no scientific papers, however, the circle of entomologists with whom he came in contact felt that he proved himself a true lover of the science. He was a thoroughly honest and cheerful companion, with a very special practical ability in devising means for observing insects.
This was taken from a biography written by a committee at the Entomological Society, Washington, D.C. May 5, 1910
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