James A. Hyslop

James Augustus Hyslop (July 7, 1885 – January 16, 1953) was an American entomologist who founded the Insect Pest Survey of the U.S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine.

Hyslop was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey.^[1] After graduating from Rutherford High School, he earned a B.S. at Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1908 and M.S. at Washington State College in 1911.^[2] He joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1907 and led the field station in Hagerstown, Maryland, from 1912 to 1917. He published over 130 articles on entomology and related subjects, and as coleopterist he specialized in the Elateridae.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Fernald, Henry Torsey. Fernald Club Yearbook, Issues 22-31, p. 42. "Mr. Hyslop was born in Chicago, Illinois, July 7, 1934, but spent most of his childhood in Rutherford, N. J."
^ Who's who in the Nation's Capital, p. 199. Consolidated Publishing Company, 1921. Accessed September 17, 2018. "Hyslop, James Augustus, entomologist, U. S. Bureau of Entomology; born July 7, 1885, in Chicago, Ill., son of Charles George and Mary Agnes (Garvey) Hyslop. Educated at Rutherford (N. J.) High School, Massachusetts Agricultural College, Washington State College."
^ Sollers, Helen (1953). "James Augustus Hyslop 1884–1953". Journal of Economic Entomology. 46 (5): 920–921. doi:10.1093/jee/46.5.920.
^ "Science: Spokesman for the Enemy". Time. 11 October 1948.
^ Suzzallo, Henry, ed. (1932). The National Encyclopedia Volume Five. New York: P. F. Collier & Son. p. 370.
^ "James Augustus Hyslop". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 38 (6): 122. 1936.
^ Sollers, Helen; Bishopp, Fred C.; Leonard, Mortimer D. (1953). "James Augustus Hyslop: July 7, 1884 – January 16, 1953". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 55 (3): 153–156.

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