Raymond Gagné

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Raymond Gagné
Born
Raymond J. Gagné

(1935-08-27) August 27, 1935 (age 88)
Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Connecticut
Iowa State University
University of Minnesota
OccupationEntomologist
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology

Raymond J. Gagné (born August 27, 1935) is an American entomologist whose work focuses on gall midges.[1][2]

He was born in Meriden, Connecticut, and earned degrees from the University of Connecticut, Iowa State University, and the University of Minnesota.[1] He has authored at least 230 scientific publications and described 68 genera and 332 species.[1] Most of his work has been done as part of the USDA Systematic Entomological Laboratory at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.[2][1]

The wood midge genus Gagnea was named in his honor.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Allen L. Norrbom; Netta Dorchin; Mathias Jaschhof (2022). "Raymond J. Gagné: A Festschrift in Honor of His Contributions to Entomology and Cecidomyiid Systematics". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 124 (3): 411–415. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.124.3.411. ISSN 0013-8797. Wikidata Q115733632.
  2. ^ a b Dvora Aksler Konstant (February 1990). "Systematic Entomologists: Those Illustrious Namers of Bugs". Agricultural Research. 38 (2): 8–11. ISSN 0002-161X. Wikidata Q109646616.
  3. ^ Mathias Jaschhof (31 March 2001). "On the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Japan Part 2: Tribe Peromyiini Kleesattel, 1979" (PDF). Esakia. 41: 37–147. doi:10.5109/2652. hdl:2324/2652. ISSN 0071-1268. Wikidata Q99544855. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2020.


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