Grace Sandhouse
American entomologist (1896-1940)
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Grace Adelbert Sandhouse (1896–1940)[1] was an American entomologist.
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(aged 44)Grace Sandhouse | |
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| Born | June 1, 1896 |
| Died | November 9, 1940 (aged 44) |
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| Occupation | Entomologist, scientific collector |
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Life and career
Sandhouse was raised in Monticello, Iowa.[2] She attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where she graduated in 1920, while working for Theodore Cockerell. Cockerell introduced Sandhouse to apiology, the study of bees. She proceeded to earn a master's from the University of Colorado Boulder and a PhD at Cornell University. After graduation she became a Junior Entomologist at the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology, working in the Division of Insect Identification.[2] She worked there until her death, ending her career as an Associate Entomologist.[3]
Research wise, Sandhouse focused on taxonomy of Hymenoptera, specifically Apoidea.[3] She published a monograph on the genus Osmia.[2] Sandhouse's personal archives are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.[3]
Publications
- "New North American species of bees belonging to the genus Halictus (Chloralictus)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 65 (19): 1–43. September 9, 1924. ISSN 0096-3801.
- The North American bees of the genus Osmia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Washington, D.C.: The Entomological society of Washington (1939)
- "A Review of the Nearctic Wasps of the Genus Trypoxylon (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)". American Midland Naturalist, Volume 24, Number 1 (July, 1940), pages 133–176.
- The Type Species of the Genera and Subgenera of Bees. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press (1943)
- The bees of the genus Agapostemon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) occurring in the United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine (1936)