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Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell

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Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell
Born1879 Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJanuary 30, 1961 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 81–82)
Alma mater
OccupationEntomologist, physician, social reformer, scientific illustrator, writer, teacher, surgeon Edit this on Wikidata
Employer
  • United States National Museum Edit this on Wikidata

Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell (1879 – 1964) was an American entomologist, and physician.

Life

Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell was born on 1879 in East Orange, New Jersey. She graduated from Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University, and Howard University.[1][2]

She was assistant to James William Dupree.. From 1904 to 1912, she was a scientific illustrator at the United States National Museum.[3] She was a neurologist at Freedman's Hospital. She was superindendent at Park Hospital, and Boston City Hospital.[1]

Works

  • Mosquito Life New York, G. P. Putnams sons, 1907; reprint Wentworth Press 2019, ISBN 978-0469146983[4]
  • Descriptions of Nine New Species of Gnats Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Mar., 1908), pp. 7-14 (8 pages)

References

  1. ^ a b Ogilvie, M.; Harvey, J. (2003). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Taylor & Francis. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  2. ^ "American men of science : a biographical directory. 3rd 1921". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  3. ^ Harmon, Elizabeth (2020-04-07). "Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 2020-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. American periodical series. J.B. Lippincott, Company. 1908. p. 125. Retrieved 2020-06-26.